Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
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3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
11
2
WNW
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
W
12
1.3
W
11
5
W
10
6.5
W
12
6.5
W
14
6
W
14
5.5
W
14
5
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
13
4.5
W
13
4.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
761
302
289
180
316
403
5163
11881
17222
15513
11029
7960
6851
6711
5449
3823
2915
2268
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
45
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSW
60
SSW
55
SW
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:18PM5.15m
8:44AM5.11m
8:57PM5.14m
9:20AM5.09m
Low Tide
2:19PM1.26m
2:39AM1.00m
2:57PM1.18m
3:17AM1.07m
3:38PM1.19m
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7:16
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7:18
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4:39
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4:37
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4:35
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 mm
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3
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1
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1
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1
1
2
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Temp °C
9
11
12
13
15
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
12
11
12
11
Feels °C
0
2
6
6
8
4
-3
-3
-5
-3
-2
0
3
4
3
5
5
5
7
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