Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 30 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
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 11PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
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
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1605
1356
1193
1009
820
694
683
559
512
431
423
415
427
419
473
464
380
314
269
227
209
173
169
169
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
10
S
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNW
0
SSW
5
NW
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:06PM4.76m
9:12AM4.85m
9:34PM4.80m
9:44AM4.80m
10:02PM4.81m
10:16AM4.69m
Low Tide
2:50PM1.31m
3:04AM1.55m
3:22PM1.34m
3:38AM1.48m
3:53PM1.43m
4:11AM1.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:20
5:16
5:15
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9:00
9:02
9:05
9:07
Temp °C
16
14
14
13
12
12
15
13
13
12
10
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
10
8
10
10
9
9
13
9
10
9
8
8
9
9
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
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
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
N
7
0.9
WNW
10
1
N
8
1
N
9
Energy kJ
1605
1356
1193
1009
820
694
683
559
512
431
423
415
427
419
473
464
380
314
269
227
91
173
121
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
1
N
6
1
N
7
1
WNW
10
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
Energy kJ
14
9
9
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
86
89
209
82
169
169
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
NNW
9
0.3
N
10
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
1
1
7
18
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SE
6
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
7
18
30
20
28
112
19
8
14
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
27
16
0
0
9
31
31
191
312
290
31
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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