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Check you're not 'glowing' after a surf here as it's next to a nuclear power plant! Good waves on a solid westerly swell. 6:00 Today
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| Breaking wave(feet) | 1½ thigh |
2 thigh |
2 thigh |
1½ thigh |
1½ thigh |
2 waist |
2 waist |
2 messy waist |
2½ waist |
2½ messy waist |
2½ junky |
3 messy chest |
2 messy waist |
2½ waist |
2½ waist |
5 messy head |
7 messy head +half |
6 messy over head |
4½ junky |
4½ junky |
| Swell height(feet) | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 4½ | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Swell period(s) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
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Standard weather forecast for nearby Thurso on the BBC website
More Sandside Bay forecasts and linksSame break, different sites:
It's good to check a few forecasts, so here are some links:
 | Thurso Surf Report and Forecast on MagicSeaweed, a forecast site using NWW3 data |
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 | Virtual offshore buoy (59.0º N / 3.75º W) on Buoyweather, a forecast Site based on NWW3 data |
 | Surface pressure charts for Europe from the Met Office |