Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 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 10PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)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 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
2.4
NW
10
1.9
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1201
1131
1075
1373
1752
2326
2967
2520
2269
2096
1480
1087
810
698
544
533
1066
561
672
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
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
00:26AM2.39m
12:46PM2.31m
1:24AM2.19m
1:36PM2.21m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
16
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
9
8
7
6
7
6
4
5
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
8
7
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