Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.9°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 (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
0.3
NNW
8
1.9
W
6
2.1
W
7
2
W
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
NNW
9
2.1
NNW
9
2.2
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
54
45
76
46
43
31
13
281
401
427
294
286
413
750
874
855
772
694
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
10
WSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NE
20
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:19PM5.06m
11:47AM4.72m
11:55PM4.92m
12:25PM4.57m
Low Tide
5:17PM1.45m
5:43AM1.23m
5:54PM1.57m
6:21AM1.42m
6:34PM1.76m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
10
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
6
4
5
5
5
7
9
5
6
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