Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.9° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)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 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
50
47
45
32
62
107
258
113
273
242
194
133
127
96
92
64
60
40
39
39
26
26
27
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
8:15AM4.66m
8:36PM4.92m
9:14AM4.82m
9:27PM5.10m
10:07AM4.91m
10:14PM5.21m
Low Tide
2:27PM1.53m
2:58AM1.22m
3:16PM1.44m
3:47AM0.99m
4:03PM1.40m
4:34AM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:24
4:26
4:28
4:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:12
10:10
10:08
10:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
15
16
17
16
14
15
14
14
17
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
13
13
14
13
11
12
11
11
15
16
16
17
16
16
17
17
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