Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.4° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
34
32
22
24
34
77
131
113
119
322
452
662
989
973
798
778
685
584
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:18PM3.86m
6:14AM3.76m
6:34PM4.01m
7:22AM3.94m
7:29PM4.24m
Low Tide
00:01AM2.49m
12:23PM2.55m
1:05AM2.25m
1:18PM2.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
9
10
9
10
11
11
10
12
13
13
12
13
11
11
13
14
15
13
12
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