Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thurso Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)--
Afternoon (16 Nov)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (16 Nov)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
2.5
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3.5
NNW
3.5
N
3.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)7889101111111112131212121212121281010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4107851295150216641685178216891694169118721510127710319029159261747106015361850236325482884
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
40
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ENE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
4.53
6:51AM
4.48
6:49PM
4.61
7:21AM
4.59
7:26PM
4.65
7:50AM
4.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
2.12
12:30AM
1.58
12:46PM
1.92
1:05AM
1.53
1:21PM
1.76
1:38AM
1.51
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise------8:07-------8:08-------8:11-
Sunset3:51-------3:49-------3:48-------
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------1-----341-12222
Temp. °C875565556664334344444444
Feels °C (?)-1-3-5-5-2-3-3-3-1-10-1-1-2-2-3-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-6
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