Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.9° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
1
W
4
1.5
W
5
1.4
W
6
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.4
NNW
8
1.8
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.8
W
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
6
1.7
NW
8
2.1
NNW
10
2.2
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
2
N
10
1.8
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
15
14
35
129
146
131
94
73
31
21
252
232
269
240
167
337
846
961
872
865
734
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
S
35
W
35
W
25
W
35
W
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
E
20
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13AM4.82m
11:19PM5.06m
11:47AM4.72m
11:55PM4.92m
12:25PM4.57m
Low Tide
5:08AM1.12m
5:17PM1.45m
5:43AM1.23m
5:54PM1.57m
6:21AM1.42m
6:34PM1.76m
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:12
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
16
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
12
15
14
7
6
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
4
4
5
6
8
10
6
6
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