Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.1° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 10PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (07 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
2
W
6
2.5
W
7
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
769
972
1173
1216
1259
1121
949
711
622
525
385
250
157
226
312
627
858
811
791
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
E
20
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
S
40
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:12PM4.68m
8:00AM4.70m
7:58PM4.93m
8:39AM4.86m
8:38PM5.10m
Low Tide
1:06PM2.03m
1:33AM1.30m
1:51PM1.76m
2:15AM1.09m
2:30PM1.53m
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clear
clear
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cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
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7:35
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6:31
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6:29
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Temp °C
11
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
9
9
12
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
9
5
3
3
4
5
3
2
3
3
3
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