Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 03 May 2026 BST
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Thurso Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (03 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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)
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
2.2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
10
2.3
NNW
10
2.2
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
209
209
205
166
163
163
242
322
449
290
646
330
151
243
364
369
372
468
827
1314
1061
980
850
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
0
S
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:02PM4.81m
10:16AM4.69m
10:30PM4.77m
10:49AM4.54m
10:59PM4.69m
11:23AM4.36m
Low Tide
4:11AM1.48m
4:24PM1.55m
4:45AM1.54m
4:55PM1.72m
5:20AM1.66m
5:27PM1.91m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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5:15
5:11
5:09
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9:07
9:09
9:12
1
Temp °C
6
5
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
6
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
2
1
3
3
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
1.4
NW
9
0.2
N
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.1
W
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
2.3
NNW
10
2.2
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
Energy kJ
263
209
162
162
166
163
163
64
33
18
290
5
330
151
118
3
13
24
1061
980
850
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
N
8
0.3
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.2
N
8
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
88
69
209
205
132
126
88
15
41
5
84
123
2
2
109
128
144
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
9
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
N
8
0.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
20
66
2
3
3
3
3
1
5
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
NW
3
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.3
W
9
2.2
WNW
8
1
N
6
1.4
NNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
10
1.5
NW
10
Energy kJ
11
5
242
322
449
270
646
59
243
364
369
372
468
827
1314
432
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
1
3
1
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
0
71
132
26
28
1
422
728
728
94
191
214
191
191
191
357
214
27
94
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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