Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 BST
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Thurso Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (27 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
10 AM
1 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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.8
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
2.2
W
7
2.5
W
7
2.4
W
8
2
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
121
92
66
65
41
40
39
25
24
22
20
11
128
49
46
45
414
619
640
427
295
208
156
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:25PM4.40m
7:25AM4.50m
8:02PM4.50m
8:09AM4.52m
8:36PM4.60m
8:48AM4.52m
Low Tide
1:02PM1.67m
1:22AM2.03m
1:43PM1.64m
2:04AM1.86m
2:21PM1.63m
2:42AM1.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:20
4:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
10:00
10:01
10:04
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
10
11
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
13
16
15
13
12
12
12
11
12
15
16
6
5
4
4
7
7
10
10
11
10
13
15
14
9
12
12
7
5
5
5
5
8
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.8
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
W
19
0.1
SE
6
0.1
W
12
1.4
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
Energy kJ
123
121
92
66
65
41
40
39
25
24
52
23
18
11
49
46
45
4
2
7
2
3
208
156
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
N
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
19
0.1
SE
6
0.1
W
11
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
42
33
17
16
11
6
6
6
6
6
22
20
11
3
10
4
4
1
7
2
2
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
6
6
10
1
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
0.8
WNW
10
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
1.2
W
5
2.2
W
7
2.5
W
7
2.4
W
8
2
W
7
1.7
W
7
Energy kJ
1
3
8
12
11
6
6
18
55
69
128
128
7
10
83
414
619
640
427
295
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
9
9
41
375
375
218
183
198
79
25
13
595
458
346
170
43
16
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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