Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.6°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 2AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (08 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
2
!
!
2
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
11
3
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
12
2.5
W
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.1
W
9
0.9
N
7
1.1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1255
3512
5570
4199
2951
1828
2177
1789
1447
1620
1535
1382
1032
560
447
232
189
86
72
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
25
S
40
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:28PM4.33m
7:23AM4.42m
7:29PM4.65m
8:16AM4.69m
8:17PM4.95m
Low Tide
00:56AM1.73m
1:20PM1.99m
1:50AM1.36m
2:08PM1.71m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:54
7:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
11
11
12
11
10
11
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
6
4
3
6
4
7
6
6
3
3
6
4
4
5
7
10
8
8
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