Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)4s
Evening (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
61
43
68
58
140
157
183
192
161
299
321
306
211
297
415
513
587
618
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:16PM4.50m
1:14AM4.84m
2:04PM4.29m
2:03AM4.58m
2:54PM4.11m
Low Tide
6:58PM1.91m
7:38AM1.51m
7:46PM2.13m
8:29AM1.81m
8:40PM2.34m
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clear
part cloud
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:02
10:00
9:59
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
7
7
7
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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