Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.9° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 4AM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
W
11
5
W
11
4.5
WNW
11
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2
W
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.7
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6825
5848
4975
4114
3550
3256
2693
2295
2233
1815
1437
1155
718
582
606
573
452
434
567
722
736
512
461
1175
Wind (km/h)
55
W
50
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
20
W
10
SSW
15
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:08AM3.61m
4:32PM3.79m
5:51AM3.71m
5:57PM3.94m
6:54AM3.95m
6:54PM4.19m
Low Tide
10:12AM2.82m
11:27PM2.52m
11:54AM2.69m
00:34AM2.26m
12:51PM2.43m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:17
7:15
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
9
11
16
18
18
16
16
16
15
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
7
8
8
4
7
14
17
16
14
13
13
12
10
10
8
10
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