Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.0° 

Thurso Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 3PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1032
1145
1256
1064
1075
1291
1752
2488
4264
3535
3166
2498
1922
1186
898
698
610
473
454
551
600
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:01PM4.00m
6:29AM3.92m
7:01PM4.14m
7:34AM4.01m
7:51PM4.32m
Low Tide
11:45AM2.35m
00:26AM2.39m
12:46PM2.31m
1:24AM2.19m
1:36PM2.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:45
4:47
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:52
9:50
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
14
13
14
15
14
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
8
10
9
8
6
6
7
6
3
4
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
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