Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.0° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.8
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.7
N
8
2
N
7
2
N
7
2
N
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
108
86
84
61
44
42
40
39
38
71
167
323
419
411
377
317
249
214
166
86
42
41
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
25
ESE
10
E
0
SW
5
NNW
5
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:59PM4.42m
1:04AM4.67m
1:46PM4.29m
1:55AM4.48m
2:44PM4.17m
Low Tide
6:50AM1.50m
6:59PM1.93m
7:34AM1.68m
7:47PM2.10m
8:27AM1.89m
8:50PM2.27m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:11
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:27
9:24
 mm
1
3
4
3
5
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
6
5
6
7
9
13
15
14
14
12
9
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
10
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