Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 23 Dec 2025 GMT
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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
10.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 4AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Dec)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (24 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (24 Dec)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.9
W
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)131314141313131212131312121213131212121313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130312642265214017771605125911451354159916591454139213921323131611551098988957862623593409
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
0
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offglassoffglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
4.35
10:49AM
4.66
11:30PM
4.29
11:29AM
4.59
12:16AM
4.23
12:15PM
4.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
1.93
5:16PM
1.61
5:24AM
2.03
5:59PM
1.68
6:08AM
2.15
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise-----9:03-------9:03-------9:03--
Sunset------3:22-------3:22-------3:22-
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C888888888777666666666666
Feels °C (?)555566767665443333334443
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