Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.2° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 4AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
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3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.1
N
12
1.3
WNW
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
15
2.5
W
14
2.2
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
15
3.5
WNW
15
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
615
515
415
346
349
584
1232
2542
1682
1196
723
998
3685
5063
5709
5313
4296
3578
2822
2327
2123
1739
1592
1452
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:57AM3.73m
2:07PM3.91m
3:32AM3.63m
3:39PM3.83m
5:03AM3.73m
5:02PM3.93m
Low Tide
7:43AM2.67m
8:47PM2.48m
9:12AM2.83m
10:28PM2.46m
11:00AM2.75m
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Temp °C
11
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
6
6
5
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
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