
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 2AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 | N 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1255 | 3512 | 5570 | 4199 | 2951 | 1828 | 2177 | 1789 | 1447 | 1620 | 1535 | 1382 | 1032 | 560 | 447 | 232 | 189 | 86 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM4.33m | 7:23AM4.42m | 7:29PM4.65m | 8:16AM4.69m | 8:17PM4.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM1.73m | 1:20PM1.99m | 1:50AM1.36m | 2:08PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
1255 | 3512 | 5570 | 4199 | 2951 | 1828 | 2177 | 1789 | 1447 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 156 | 23 | 232 | 140 | 86 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 8 |
2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | 29 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 74 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | NNW 3 | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 |
— | 11 | 37 | 66 | 75 | 54 | 65 | 5 | — | 1620 | 1535 | 1382 | 1032 | 560 | 447 | 196 | 189 | 64 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 920 | 1117 | 915 | 804 | 618 | 618 | 0 | 755 | 731 | 731 | 933 | 523 | 375 | 290 | 190 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
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