Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.5° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
WNW
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
260
198
194
133
127
96
92
64
42
40
39
39
26
26
27
28
23
25
94
145
176
167
141
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:14AM4.82m
9:27PM5.10m
10:07AM4.91m
10:14PM5.21m
10:57AM4.92m
10:59PM5.25m
Low Tide
3:16PM1.44m
3:47AM0.99m
4:03PM1.40m
4:34AM0.87m
4:47PM1.44m
5:20AM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:26
4:28
4:30
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:10
10:08
10:07
10:06
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
14
15
16
17
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
19
20
20
18
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
14
15
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
13
13
11
9
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