Thurso Beach Surf Break

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
11.1° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
1.1
W
5
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
62
120
137
139
114
104
81
60
74
74
62
124
127
146
153
194
249
218
216
206
161
158
154
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
N
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
NNW
5
SW
5
S
5
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:53PM4.09m
4:51AM4.27m
5:51PM4.11m
5:54AM4.20m
6:43PM4.19m
6:54AM4.19m
Low Tide
10:48PM2.44m
11:29AM1.98m
11:55PM2.36m
12:25PM2.00m
00:52AM2.22m
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4:05
4:05
4:05
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10:27
10:27
10:27
10:25
 mm
8
5
2
Temp °C
18
18
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
16
15
12
11
12
11
13
14
16
14
14
14
12
13
16
16
11
11
12
11
13
12
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
Energy kJ
29
19
18
17
9
9
8
81
60
74
74
62
124
127
146
153
194
249
218
216
206
161
158
154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
N
7
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
12
12
12
14
3
1
1
4
1
3
3
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
9
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
2
1
4
4
3
6
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
1.1
W
5
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
19
62
120
137
139
114
104
1
4
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
359
180
306
16
0
1
13
6
9
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
31
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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