Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
8.5° 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 7PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
12
1.3
WNW
18
2
WNW
16
2.4
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.4
WNW
15
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
1081
2021
2801
3412
3283
2860
2478
2228
1910
1705
1356
1193
1009
834
706
683
583
521
515
505
496
427
419
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
5
SSW
5
NW
0
W
5
S
0
SSW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:59AM4.77m
8:36PM4.68m
8:37AM4.84m
9:06PM4.76m
9:12AM4.85m
9:34PM4.80m
Low Tide
2:14PM1.33m
2:29AM1.68m
2:50PM1.31m
3:04AM1.55m
3:22PM1.34m
3:38AM1.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
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5:24
5:22
5:20
5:16
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8:59
9:00
9:02
9:05
1
1
Temp °C
12
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
13
16
17
15
15
13
12
12
15
15
13
10
9
9
8
8
9
12
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
10
12
11
10
10
13
12
10
7
7
7
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
2
WNW
16
2.4
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.4
WNW
15
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
566
472
2021
2801
3412
3283
2860
2478
2228
1910
1705
1356
1193
1009
834
706
683
583
521
515
505
496
427
419
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
19
1.3
WNW
18
1.2
W
12
1
W
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
319
1081
383
210
13
11
18
9
9
6
6
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
14
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
17
17
16
23
18
15
15
23
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
21
26
26
1
26
26
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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