Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
27
51
50
35
33
34
37
43
45
85
121
121
102
94
74
57
43
43
31
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:44AM4.72m
9:46PM5.03m
10:13AM4.81m
10:16PM5.11m
10:42AM4.84m
Low Tide
3:40PM1.52m
4:03AM1.17m
4:11PM1.43m
4:35AM1.10m
4:44PM1.40m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:23
8:21
 mm
4
3
4
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
11
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
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