Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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)
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
0.8
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
244
106
201
202
106
109
171
327
235
194
194
270
264
258
214
184
152
125
103
351
326
339
279
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
N
0
ENE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
5
E
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:32AM4.42m
3:28PM4.15m
3:34AM4.35m
4:32PM4.19m
4:44AM4.32m
5:39PM4.30m
Low Tide
9:06AM1.88m
9:27PM2.34m
10:13AM1.93m
10:45PM2.31m
11:26AM1.91m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:18
4:18
4:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:19
10:16
10:15
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
18
19
16
14
13
14
16
19
21
17
18
18
16
14
13
10
10
11
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
14
16
17
18
17
14
14
13
15
19
21
16
19
18
17
13
12
6
7
8
9
9
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