Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.1° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (07 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
10
2
W
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
W
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
2.2
W
7
2.3
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
9
2.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
988
917
831
815
770
769
951
1173
1216
1259
1259
976
813
622
541
385
240
157
413
665
874
1169
1224
1643
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
WNW
15
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
S
25
W
35
WSW
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:14AM4.48m
7:12PM4.68m
8:00AM4.70m
7:58PM4.93m
8:39AM4.86m
8:38PM5.10m
Low Tide
00:43AM1.60m
1:06PM2.03m
1:33AM1.30m
1:51PM1.76m
2:15AM1.09m
2:30PM1.53m
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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7:35
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6:29
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2
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1
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Temp °C
9
8
8
9
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
4
3
3
4
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
9
5
1
3
4
6
4
2
1
1
2
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