Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 May 2026 BST
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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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
N
9
1.2
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
196
188
149
113
171
267
313
386
512
574
502
445
383
302
248
199
194
194
226
226
216
211
171
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:59PM4.69m
11:23AM4.36m
11:31PM4.56m
12:02PM4.18m
00:08AM4.40m
12:47PM4.00m
Low Tide
4:55PM1.72m
5:20AM1.66m
5:27PM1.91m
5:56AM1.81m
6:02PM2.12m
6:37AM1.98m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:09
5:07
5:05
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9:09
9:12
9:15
9:16
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
5
4
3
6
6
7
6
5
5
4
4
6
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
10
12
3
2
2
3
0
-3
-1
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
1.3
N
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
Energy kJ
219
196
188
149
113
113
83
313
386
512
574
502
445
383
302
248
199
194
194
226
226
216
211
171
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
Energy kJ
101
64
63
52
90
3
11
79
77
169
153
146
132
103
111
79
73
53
37
33
33
20
11
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.3
NW
8
0.4
N
9
0.2
N
10
0.1
W
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
26
11
26
8
3
12
36
33
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
1
N
9
1.2
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.3
SE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
2
1
171
267
70
77
1
4
11
15
15
7
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
953
31
1
0
9
94
529
94
94
1181
31
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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