Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 BST
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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
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 8PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (06 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (06 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.9
W
9
2
WSW
8
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
6
1.5
WNW
8
2
WNW
11
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.3
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
248
243
238
265
288
279
273
226
211
168
177
244
262
549
497
285
159
266
991
846
743
941
1122
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:02PM4.18m
00:08AM4.40m
12:47PM4.00m
00:52AM4.22m
1:46PM3.86m
1:50AM4.08m
Low Tide
6:02PM2.12m
6:37AM1.98m
6:43PM2.33m
7:24AM2.14m
7:33PM2.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:07
5:05
5:03
5:00
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9:15
9:16
9:19
9:21
1
Temp °C
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
11
13
11
10
8
7
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
6
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
6
3
2
-1
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
W
13
0.6
NW
11
2.3
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
10
Energy kJ
302
248
243
238
265
288
279
273
226
211
168
177
244
262
57
40
40
39
38
39
54
104
941
1122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.8
W
8
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
W
14
0.5
NW
12
0.4
W
13
0.1
SE
6
0.4
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
Energy kJ
111
101
73
53
51
37
33
21
28
27
71
133
102
78
12
7
7
37
72
56
2
54
80
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.3
NNW
9
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
NW
12
0.3
W
14
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
7
16
12
13
5
5
21
23
37
2
6
5
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
1.9
W
9
2
WSW
8
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
6
1.5
WNW
8
2
WNW
11
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
1
2
6
4
6
9
3
35
5
10
549
497
285
159
266
991
846
743
304
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
4
9
1
0
1
0
0
0
33
422
43
315
134
184
165
170
389
290
290
27
27
27
191
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
2
1
3
3
1
4
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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