Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.8° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (07 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
2
3
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2
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.8
W
9
2.4
W
11
3
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
257
368
505
1367
4053
6600
4441
3138
2546
3243
2382
1923
1455
1387
1397
1119
611
318
198
157
150
66
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:11AM4.14m
6:28PM4.33m
7:23AM4.42m
7:29PM4.65m
8:16AM4.69m
8:17PM4.95m
Low Tide
12:19PM2.25m
00:56AM1.73m
1:20PM1.99m
1:50AM1.36m
2:08PM1.71m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:54
7:52
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
7
8
5
3
3
5
3
3
2
3
4
3
5
4
3
5
6
8
9
8
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