Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
82
60
41
40
27
17
16
24
61
80
74
48
32
33
44
40
61
79
75
74
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
NNW
0
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
0
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:20AM4.63m
8:30PM4.91m
9:12AM4.84m
9:16PM5.15m
9:57AM4.97m
9:59PM5.31m
Low Tide
2:19PM1.67m
2:49AM1.13m
3:05PM1.49m
3:34AM0.89m
3:48PM1.37m
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:09
9:07
 mm
1
1
3
8
5
Temp °C
12
12
16
15
14
15
16
18
20
22
24
19
19
21
16
15
18
21
21
16
16
Feels °C
7
8
13
12
11
12
14
16
18
21
24
18
18
21
15
16
19
21
21
16
18
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