Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.2° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
246
165
105
82
60
42
40
27
26
16
23
59
78
74
33
33
20
44
64
86
80
75
74
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
SE
10
SSW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
S
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:20AM4.63m
8:30PM4.91m
9:12AM4.84m
9:16PM5.15m
9:57AM4.97m
9:59PM5.31m
Low Tide
1:59AM1.47m
2:19PM1.67m
2:49AM1.13m
3:05PM1.49m
3:34AM0.89m
3:48PM1.37m
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5:24
5:26
5:28
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9:12
9:09
9:07
 mm
1
2
1
7
7
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
13
16
15
15
15
16
18
21
23
23
19
19
20
16
16
19
19
18
15
17
Feels °C
10
7
6
7
9
13
12
12
13
14
16
19
22
22
18
18
19
16
17
20
19
17
14
17
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