Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 12PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1279 | 1121 | 1086 | 1183 | 1302 | 1521 | 1713 | 1836 | 1635 | 3005 | 2997 | 3043 | 2410 | 1714 | 1141 | 869 | 617 | 617 | 790 | 1295 | 1334 | 1510 | 1905 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:06AM3.95m | 6:03PM4.15m | 6:51AM4.21m | 6:49PM4.40m | 7:28AM4.47m | 7:28PM4.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:07PM2.51m | 00:34AM1.98m | 12:52PM2.21m | 1:14AM1.69m | 1:30PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1279 | 1121 | 1086 | 1183 | 1302 | 1521 | 1713 | 1836 | 1635 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1141 | 869 | 617 | 617 | 790 | 1295 | 1334 | 1510 | 1905 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 184 | 113 | 106 | 80 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | N 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | 264 | 255 | 413 | 274 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 3005 | 2997 | 3043 | 2410 | 1714 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 359 | 161 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
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