Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (29 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.4
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.7
W
13
1.8
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1514
1311
984
615
309
228
311
856
784
590
599
492
488
395
586
365
780
990
1034
1197
1319
1174
1139
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:01AM4.97m
10:27PM4.81m
10:45AM4.78m
11:24PM4.53m
11:39AM4.55m
Low Tide
3:58AM1.26m
4:22PM1.29m
4:42AM1.55m
5:11PM1.47m
5:32AM1.90m
6:09PM1.69m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
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7:26
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1
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2
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Temp °C
11
12
12
14
13
13
13
12
12
10
10
12
15
15
15
14
12
11
9
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
8
8
9
11
9
9
10
9
9
6
6
8
12
12
13
13
11
9
7
8
8
7
5
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