Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 7PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
230
225
252
214
184
152
123
97
295
332
346
339
408
392
326
267
212
203
165
162
129
94
90
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
0
ESE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:32PM4.19m
4:44AM4.32m
5:39PM4.30m
5:57AM4.37m
6:43PM4.48m
Low Tide
10:13AM1.93m
10:45PM2.31m
11:26AM1.91m
00:02AM2.14m
12:33PM1.81m
1:08AM1.85m
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clear
clear
clear
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4:18
4:20
4:22
4:24
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10:16
10:15
10:15
10:14
 mm
Temp °C
18
21
18
17
18
15
14
14
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
17
22
18
17
19
15
14
14
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
9
10
9
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