Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (10 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thurso Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 234 | 222 | 256 | 210 | 190 | 275 | 314 | 373 | 210 | 144 | 388 | 355 | 297 | 185 | 118 | 363 | 606 | 1074 | 2212 | 3108 | 3792 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:27PM4.82m | 8:45AM4.85m | 9:01PM4.71m | 9:14AM4.82m | 9:35PM4.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM1.44m | 2:36AM1.39m | 2:56PM1.43m | 3:08AM1.53m | 3:31PM1.49m | 3:40AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | 4:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | 4:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | 177 | 234 | 222 | 256 | 210 | 190 | 18 | 18 | 56 | 210 | 144 | 111 | 355 | 297 | 185 | 99 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | E 5 | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | — | N 11 | W 14 | N 10 | N 10 | W 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | — | 2 | 4 | 74 | 125 | 3 | 80 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 10 | N 11 | E 5 | E 5 | — | W 16 | W 15 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 275 | 314 | 373 | 99 | 117 | 388 | 145 | 104 | 134 | 118 | 363 | 606 | 1074 | 2212 | 3108 | 3792 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 191 | 191 | 27 | 73 | 94 | 94 | 214 | 314 | 314 | 294 | 295 | 327 | 542 | 600 | 602 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Never miss your swells again.
Built by surfers, trusted by millions for over 20 years. The Wavefinder in our app makes it even easier to find where the best waves are breaking. Follow the yellow stars along your coast and get there first.
Scan the QR code to open the Surf‑Forecast app
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Thurso Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest