Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 02 May 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (02 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
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
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
N
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
W
9
1.4
NW
9
2
WNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
N
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.6
N
9
1.9
N
11
2
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
314
269
263
209
209
169
166
163
163
156
280
230
297
525
381
131
148
161
157
334
421
815
951
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
0
SSE
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:02PM4.81m
10:16AM4.69m
10:30PM4.77m
10:49AM4.54m
10:59PM4.69m
11:23AM4.36m
Low Tide
3:53PM1.43m
4:11AM1.48m
4:24PM1.55m
4:45AM1.54m
4:55PM1.72m
5:20AM1.66m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:15
5:11
5:09
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9:05
9:07
9:09
9:12
1
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
6
6
6
5
7
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
0
1
0
2
1
2
3
5
3
0
0
0
-1
0
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
N
8
1.1
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
0.6
W
9
1.7
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
N
8
1.6
N
9
1.9
N
11
2
N
11
Energy kJ
380
314
269
263
209
162
162
166
163
163
156
32
202
297
60
381
131
120
149
157
421
815
951
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.4
NW
9
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.7
W
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
N
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
1
113
92
88
61
209
169
132
101
92
64
29
18
10
5
78
101
38
92
85
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
9
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
E
5
0.1
N
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
W
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
5
1
20
59
2
2
2
2
9
1
1
2
3
13
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
6
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
NW
2
0.6
WNW
3
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
2
WNW
8
0.8
N
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
N
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Energy kJ
127
21
12
15
2
1
8
280
230
230
525
56
148
161
146
334
100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
281
290
73
1
1
0
0
0
21
71
43
26
1
28
562
654
191
314
191
191
191
94
94
165
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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