Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.1° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
1
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
105
102
75
75
44
86
102
98
170
188
165
139
121
133
144
165
136
94
119
144
144
144
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:12AM4.53m
10:14PM4.89m
10:43AM4.59m
10:44PM4.94m
11:14AM4.61m
Low Tide
3:58AM1.44m
4:04PM1.69m
4:30AM1.35m
4:37PM1.63m
5:03AM1.31m
5:10PM1.63m
clear
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
5:00
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:40
9:38
9:36
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
15
12
12
11
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
12
10
10
11
14
15
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
6
6
6
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
8
5
6
7
10
9
8
8
10
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