Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.0° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 9AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
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3
3
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
W
11
1.8
W
12
3.5
W
18
5
W
18
5
W
18
4.5
W
17
4.5
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
15
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
WNW
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1141
828
792
611
501
501
629
880
6865
14051
14568
11659
10091
8351
6597
5589
4369
3355
2602
2420
1775
1440
1230
1086
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:10AM4.47m
8:11PM4.71m
8:40AM4.69m
8:43PM4.93m
9:10AM4.86m
9:14PM5.10m
Low Tide
1:54AM1.68m
2:06PM1.86m
2:27AM1.41m
2:39PM1.61m
2:59AM1.19m
3:11PM1.42m
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7:01
7:03
7:05
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7:08
7:06
7:02
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1
Temp °C
10
10
9
11
12
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
7
7
4
5
6
8
8
9
8
6
4
5
6
7
8
6
6
6
6
7
9
10
10
8
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