Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.8° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • 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 5AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)11ft (3.5m)11s
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 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
8 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
!
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4
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
8.5
WNW
13
7.5
WNW
13
6
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
2.4
W
11
1.7
W
11
2
WNW
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
12
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
3.5
WSW
16
6
W
16
7
W
16
7
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23686
17466
9566
5415
3133
1379
663
761
302
289
189
322
354
6323
17436
23247
23446
Wind (km/h)
75
W
65
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
20
SW
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:41PM5.06m
8:08AM5.05m
8:18PM5.15m
8:44AM5.11m
8:57PM5.14m
Low Tide
2:02AM1.05m
2:19PM1.26m
2:39AM1.00m
2:57PM1.18m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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4:37
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 mm
1
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2
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Temp °C
8
8
9
8
8
10
10
11
11
12
15
11
9
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
-8
-6
-2
0
3
4
2
2
5
6
8
3
-1
-3
-4
-3
-2
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