Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso East today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso East at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Thurso East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | W 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 242 | 216 | 220 | 200 | 192 | 156 | 183 | 255 | 370 | 462 | 389 | 348 | 471 | 300 | 234 | 225 | 575 | 702 | 828 | 1155 | 2508 | 8876 | 9911 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:23PM5.00m | 11:47AM4.64m | 11:58PM4.71m | 12:19PM4.44m | 00:35AM4.38m | 12:56PM4.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM1.36m | 5:50PM1.64m | 6:12AM1.69m | 6:27PM1.89m | 6:47AM2.04m | 7:09PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 300 | 242 | 216 | 220 | 200 | 192 | 156 | 153 | 121 | 116 | 162 | 260 | 293 | 471 | 300 | 217 | 225 | 111 | 66 | 46 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 12 | W 12 | N 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 156 | 153 | 4 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 336 | 279 | 329 | 294 | 234 | 144 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | W 11 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 348 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 10 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 206 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 71 | 183 | 255 | 370 | 462 | 389 | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 575 | 702 | 828 | 1155 | 2508 | 8876 | 9911 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 72 | 72 | 616 | 673 | 616 | 616 | 775 | 920 | 784 | 291 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 29 | 141 | 359 | 413 | 458 | 616 | 616 | 616 |
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