Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 3PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
0
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
4
5
5
!
!
!
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
2.5
NW
2
NW
1.6
NW
2.1
W
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.8
W
0.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)1111111112118999999912232119181818171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)236716559326041206175214761429117787558641529518918441515543641612666897092656054714356
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
30
W
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
3.92
5:25AM
4.03
5:48PM
3.95
6:20AM
4.20
6:47PM
4.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
2.54
11:09PM
2.32
11:48AM
2.37
12:04AM
2.24
12:40PM
2.15
12:50AM
2.11
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise8:53-------8:52-------8:52-------
Sunset--3:49-------3:52-------3:55-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C555545544565565555544444
Feels °C (?)000-2-4-4-5-4-2-1-1-2-2002110-10002
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