Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNW
13
2
NNW
13
1.8
NNW
12
1.7
N
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.1
N
12
1.2
WNW
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
16
2.5
W
14
2.1
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.6
W
13
2.2
W
16
2.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
15
3.5
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1041
1240
1042
870
876
780
648
626
615
515
415
346
300
530
1265
2542
1510
1200
878
2573
3139
5502
6082
5176
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:51AM3.96m
1:00PM4.10m
1:57AM3.73m
2:07PM3.91m
3:32AM3.63m
3:39PM3.83m
Low Tide
6:49AM2.41m
7:33PM2.31m
7:43AM2.67m
8:47PM2.48m
9:12AM2.83m
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clear
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clear
clear
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7:58
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Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
Feels °C
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
6
3
4
4
4
5
6
6
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