Thurso Beach Surf Break

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Issued: 12 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
10.8° 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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
7
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
188
185
50
86
61
43
53
119
134
137
141
193
326
374
365
324
287
259
221
178
147
123
102
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
5
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
W
20
W
20
NW
0
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:56PM4.60m
00:54AM4.87m
1:53PM4.42m
1:49AM4.70m
2:52PM4.25m
2:47AM4.53m
Low Tide
6:39PM1.88m
7:19AM1.33m
7:31PM2.11m
8:17AM1.54m
8:30PM2.30m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:03
4:03
4:03
4:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:25
10:25
10:25
10:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
12
13
13
12
10
12
13
14
15
15
15
12
11
10
11
13
15
14
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
14
7
8
11
12
7
9
10
8
8
9
8
6
5
5
6
8
10
9
11
11
9
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Energy kJ
104
8
10
50
86
61
43
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
287
259
221
178
147
123
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
7
7
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
9
19
32
31
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
W
7
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
WNW
8
0.3
SE
2
Energy kJ
6
188
185
21
53
119
134
137
141
193
326
374
365
324
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
306
71
28
0
0
8
28
645
645
645
472
426
426
1
1
281
26
281
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
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