Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.2°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 3PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
9
2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.4
W
10
3
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
4
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
11
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
240
761
593
621
769
1048
1727
2099
2632
3766
4271
4681
4755
4135
3967
3485
3023
3613
4479
4631
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:53PM4.20m
2:58AM4.03m
3:22PM4.06m
4:46AM4.01m
4:58PM4.14m
Low Tide
7:41AM2.19m
8:24PM2.09m
9:03AM2.49m
10:03PM2.14m
10:49AM2.53m
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7:20
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7:26
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6:37
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Temp °C
11
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
7
5
5
7
9
8
8
9
6
7
7
7
7
5
4
4
3
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