Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.1° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
1.2
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
144
163
167
163
211
256
281
287
283
243
238
230
186
177
144
136
111
108
86
64
61
46
63
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:15PM4.95m
11:46AM4.59m
11:48PM4.91m
12:20PM4.52m
00:23AM4.81m
12:59PM4.42m
Low Tide
5:36AM1.32m
5:43PM1.68m
6:12AM1.38m
6:19PM1.78m
6:50AM1.50m
6:59PM1.93m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:05
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:31
9:29
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
Temp °C
11
10
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
7
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
6
5
5
5
6
5
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