Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 11AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (24 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
791
1006
973
883
685
685
584
495
408
340
259
200
146
109
74
49
33
32
23
14
13
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:22AM3.94m
7:29PM4.24m
8:08AM4.17m
8:10PM4.48m
8:43AM4.38m
8:45PM4.70m
Low Tide
1:05AM2.25m
1:18PM2.35m
1:49AM1.97m
1:59PM2.11m
2:26AM1.71m
2:35PM1.88m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
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8:37
8:35
8:31
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
17
18
16
14
13
12
12
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
15
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
14
12
11
10
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
12
12
12
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