Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)988101010109991312121211111010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)21777389111020343657801011181331279692646160
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
4.46
4:17PM
4.22
4:30AM
4.35
5:27PM
4.26
5:49AM
4.32
6:36PM
4.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
2.23
9:55AM
1.84
10:26PM
2.27
11:10AM
1.91
11:48PM
2.16
12:22PM
1.89
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Sunrise---4:35-------4:37-------4:39----
Sunset10:05-------10:02-------10:00------9:59
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Rain (mm)
-------221-----------122
Temp. °C151615141518161615151516171717151615141516151515
Feels °C (?)151614131315141413111214151514121211111214141314
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Thurso Beach (light winds from the W at Wick Airport 30 km from Thurso Beach). 0.2m 8s swell from the WNW with a 0.1m 6s windswell from the NE and a 0.1m 2s local chop from the N. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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9 km/h
W
11.8
13.3
Air / Water (°C)
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