Thurso Beach Surf Break

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Issued: 12 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
11.3° 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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (26 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.5
W
11
1.3
W
10
2.1
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
158
154
157
110
106
81
71
66
135
132
99
90
88
68
69
113
111
108
63
358
1510
1703
1824
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
N
10
NNE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
10
S
15
S
30
S
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
N
15
NNW
10
E
10
SE
10
W
5
SW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:29PM4.31m
7:47AM4.21m
8:10PM4.44m
8:33AM4.26m
8:47PM4.57m
Low Tide
1:13PM1.99m
1:42AM2.05m
1:55PM1.96m
2:25AM1.88m
2:34PM1.91m
3:04AM1.74m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:05
4:07
4:07
4:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:25
10:25
10:25
10:25
 mm
1
2
1
7
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
19
21
22
19
18
15
13
13
13
15
15
16
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
11
9
8
9
8
10
19
19
18
17
18
14
11
12
12
14
13
12
7
6
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
6
1.3
W
10
2.1
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.5
W
12
Energy kJ
194
158
154
157
110
106
81
71
66
135
132
99
90
88
68
69
113
111
108
63
358
1510
1703
1824
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
WNW
9
0.5
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
14
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
8
8
2
2
3
5
10
6
6
4
23
37
56
144
5
5
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
W
12
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
32
1
3
4
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
3
5
9
15
7
2
1
3
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
94
73
9
9
9
1
1
1
0
0
16
0
0
21
24
1
0
0
0
1
0
6
1
413
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
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