Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
340
308
204
146
111
78
50
34
33
19
13
12
10
10
22
34
71
68
61
57
56
38
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:08AM4.17m
8:10PM4.48m
8:43AM4.38m
8:45PM4.70m
9:14AM4.57m
9:16PM4.89m
Low Tide
1:49AM1.97m
1:59PM2.11m
2:26AM1.71m
2:35PM1.88m
2:59AM1.48m
3:08PM1.68m
cloud
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:31
8:29
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
14
16
15
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
17
16
13
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
9
9
11
10
9
8
9
9
8
10
12
13
13
10
12
12
12
13
11
12
12
12
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