Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
198
192
230
264
252
209
184
152
123
95
244
326
296
332
346
339
326
267
207
203
165
162
129
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
S
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:34AM4.35m
4:32PM4.19m
4:44AM4.32m
5:39PM4.30m
5:57AM4.37m
6:43PM4.48m
Low Tide
10:13AM1.93m
10:45PM2.31m
11:26AM1.91m
00:02AM2.14m
12:33PM1.81m
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4:18
4:20
4:22
4:24
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10:16
10:15
10:15
10:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
14
17
22
19
18
19
16
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
12
16
23
19
18
21
16
13
12
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
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