Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.0° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
W
11
1.8
W
12
3
W
18
4.5
W
18
5
W
18
4.5
W
17
4.5
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
15
4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2190
1622
1444
1141
828
792
611
501
501
629
895
5584
12856
13985
11659
10169
8757
7026
5973
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:36PM4.46m
8:10AM4.47m
8:11PM4.71m
8:40AM4.69m
8:43PM4.93m
Low Tide
1:32PM2.14m
1:54AM1.68m
2:06PM1.86m
2:27AM1.41m
2:39PM1.61m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:08
7:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
9
11
12
14
14
13
13
11
11
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
7
4
5
6
8
8
10
7
6
5
5
6
8
7
5
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