Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.0°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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
13
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
492
808
780
1097
1179
1162
1249
1156
1139
1085
807
703
629
609
1160
1001
828
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
NE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:24PM4.53m
11:39AM4.55m
00:37AM4.25m
12:46PM4.34m
Low Tide
5:32AM1.90m
6:09PM1.69m
6:33AM2.25m
7:21PM1.87m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:28
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4:27
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4:24
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1
3
2
3
3
1
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Temp °C
17
14
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
14
11
7
7
8
9
9
9
5
3
3
2
4
4
5
5
5
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