Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 6PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.9
NW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
8
1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2280
1736
1403
992
1286
1126
846
445
253
169
162
123
108
64
45
73
68
88
70
95
229
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:23AM4.42m
7:29PM4.65m
8:16AM4.69m
8:17PM4.95m
9:00AM4.89m
9:00PM5.19m
Low Tide
1:20PM1.99m
1:50AM1.36m
2:08PM1.71m
2:35AM1.05m
2:50PM1.49m
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
13
12
10
10
10
11
12
14
12
14
14
Feels °C
8
7
6
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
10
11
6
6
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
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