Thurso Beach Surf Break

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Issued: 12 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
10.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.7
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
164
156
159
196
188
149
134
104
76
74
90
66
31
42
28
29
128
124
104
109
179
251
214
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
ESE
5
SW
15
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:00PM4.76m
00:02AM5.01m
12:56PM4.60m
00:54AM4.87m
1:53PM4.42m
1:49AM4.70m
Low Tide
5:49PM1.66m
6:25AM1.14m
6:39PM1.88m
7:19AM1.33m
7:31PM2.11m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:03
4:03
4:03
4:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:24
10:25
10:25
10:25
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
14
12
12
12
16
11
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
15
14
15
13
11
11
11
Feels °C
13
13
13
16
12
11
10
10
15
7
9
10
11
8
9
11
8
9
9
10
8
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
6
1.4
WNW
7
Energy kJ
154
164
156
159
196
188
149
134
104
76
74
90
66
31
42
12
16
1
1
1
1
1
1
214
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
ESE
6
0.5
W
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
4
6
3
1
1
6
10
12
7
7
4
28
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
Energy kJ
4
2
1
2
9
8
29
128
124
104
109
179
251
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
28
1
25
0
8
24
585
585
645
509
758
1
1
1
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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