Thurso Beach Surf Break

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Issued: 12 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.3
W
8
1
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
1.3
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
91
171
223
127
223
195
204
180
155
159
162
134
244
287
109
109
109
114
228
163
282
235
194
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
15
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:39PM4.22m
1:39AM4.51m
2:30PM4.17m
2:32AM4.42m
3:28PM4.15m
3:34AM4.35m
Low Tide
7:22AM1.70m
7:31PM2.16m
8:10AM1.79m
8:23PM2.27m
9:06AM1.88m
9:27PM2.34m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:15
4:16
4:18
4:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:21
10:20
10:19
10:16
 mm
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
10
11
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
17
19
20
19
14
14
15
17
Feels °C
13
11
8
7
9
10
10
9
10
12
13
14
14
12
12
12
16
18
17
17
14
13
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.5
N
8
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.3
N
6
0.7
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
Energy kJ
92
91
31
223
98
223
195
204
180
155
159
162
134
36
24
109
109
109
83
7
83
282
235
194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.5
N
8
1
W
8
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.3
NNE
10
Energy kJ
49
46
13
29
127
117
101
90
80
57
54
52
37
23
14
13
7
1
3
3
3
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
8
68
3
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
1.1
W
8
0.2
ENE
3
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
9
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
1.3
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.4
W
6
0.3
S
2
Energy kJ
1
171
1
244
287
43
36
37
114
228
163
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
51
375
60
31
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
16
16
28
0
1
6
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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