Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.0° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 6AM is: 5.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (18 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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!
!
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
W
15
5.5
WNW
14
5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
11
3
W
10
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
4.5
W
11
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
11
5
W
11
5
WNW
11
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13613
12986
10018
6519
5227
3359
2555
1882
2261
1847
1954
2124
3082
5300
6541
5776
4979
6180
5087
4335
3913
3354
3236
3301
Wind (km/h)
45
W
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
15
S
25
SSE
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:21AM4.04m
1:43PM4.00m
2:27AM3.75m
2:54PM3.82m
4:08AM3.61m
4:32PM3.79m
Low Tide
7:27AM2.38m
8:04PM2.43m
8:25AM2.67m
9:34PM2.60m
10:12AM2.82m
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:23
7:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
2
2
4
5
7
10
7
7
6
6
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
3
2
3
5
6
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