Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.0°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
3
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
1.4
W
9
1.7
W
6
2.3
W
7
2.5
W
7
2.4
W
8
2.4
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
4
W
13
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
622
525
385
240
157
123
327
187
469
657
657
1557
2482
2966
3919
5528
6936
5781
4599
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
WNW
45
NW
40
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:58PM4.93m
8:39AM4.86m
8:38PM5.10m
9:12AM4.94m
9:14PM5.17m
Low Tide
1:51PM1.76m
2:15AM1.09m
2:30PM1.53m
2:54AM0.98m
3:06PM1.38m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
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7:35
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7:37
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6:29
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6:25
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6:22
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 mm
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2
4
3
1
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1
1
2
1
1
2
1
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Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
5
3
4
4
7
4
5
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
5
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