Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 GMT
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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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 05). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (05 Dec)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (05 Dec)6ft (1.8m)14s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Mon
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
1
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)171616161515141413131212191817161615151514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66015728445737452687191013358495913451931417151287134213721134791648510405401311219
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
40
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
E
30
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
45
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
5.15
8:36PM
5.05
8:56AM
5.18
9:29PM
4.96
9:42AM
5.12
10:23PM
4.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
1.10
2:29PM
1.10
2:48AM
1.17
3:16PM
1.02
3:33AM
1.33
4:04PM
1.05
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Mon
08
Sunrise--8:44-------8:45-------8:47-----
Sunset----3:23-------3:22-------3:22---
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1----------113
Temp. °C888888887878999888788998
Feels °C (?)01122-1-3-4-5-3-3035666644221-1
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