Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
W
7
1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
111
89
127
91
41
57
45
82
126
113
92
122
192
341
211
185
191
191
171
202
246
311
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
SW
25
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:43AM4.59m
10:44PM4.94m
11:14AM4.61m
11:15PM4.95m
11:46AM4.59m
Low Tide
4:30AM1.35m
4:37PM1.63m
5:03AM1.31m
5:10PM1.63m
5:36AM1.32m
5:43PM1.68m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
5:01
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:36
9:34
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
13
14
13
14
12
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
6
8
10
11
9
9
6
5
6
8
9
7
8
8
9
7
8
8
9
10
10
11
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