Thurso Beach Surf Break

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Issued: 6 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
10.7° 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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 9AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jun)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (12 Jun)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
6
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
0.7
W
13
1.8
W
12
2
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.9
W
10
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
295
274
258
187
187
181
977
1151
735
735
646
1122
997
734
617
387
272
159
214
186
186
131
101
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:23AM4.56m
7:08PM4.63m
7:21AM4.70m
7:58PM4.83m
8:18AM4.83m
8:47PM4.99m
Low Tide
12:58PM1.55m
1:25AM1.76m
1:49PM1.40m
2:17AM1.49m
2:38PM1.30m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:05
4:05
4:05
4:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:21
10:22
10:22
10:23
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
12
13
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
5
7
6
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
6
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.2
NNW
6
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
Energy kJ
16
17
17
10
9
58
160
4
735
735
646
1122
997
734
617
387
272
159
123
121
83
58
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
9
0.4
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.8
NW
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
3
1
1
5
17
9
8
7
35
55
62
4
3
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
5
1
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
6
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.8
W
12
2
W
12
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
W
6
1.6
W
7
0.9
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1
N
8
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
6
Energy kJ
152
295
274
258
187
187
181
977
1151
117
146
229
148
190
130
214
186
186
131
101
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
170
375
170
458
1114
755
28
26
787
600
523
755
696
844
812
27
27
27
94
73
191
191
191
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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