Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.8° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)--
Afternoon (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
404
389
492
808
780
1097
1179
1162
1249
1156
1139
920
807
1127
629
609
579
1001
828
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
10
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:24PM4.53m
11:39AM4.55m
00:37AM4.25m
12:46PM4.34m
Low Tide
5:11PM1.47m
5:32AM1.90m
6:09PM1.69m
6:33AM2.25m
7:21PM1.87m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:26
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7:28
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4:30
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4:27
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4:24
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2
2
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4
2
1
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Temp °C
13
15
17
14
11
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
Feels °C
8
11
15
11
8
7
8
9
11
9
5
3
4
2
3
3
3
6
7
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