Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.9° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
1.2
W
5
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.3
N
8
2.4
W
8
2
W
8
2.2
WNW
7
2.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
92
57
56
43
32
31
21
21
20
15
14
14
62
101
109
113
66
11
809
509
472
499
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
W
25
W
30
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
WSW
45
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:42AM4.84m
10:47PM5.13m
11:13AM4.82m
11:19PM5.06m
11:47AM4.72m
Low Tide
4:35AM1.10m
4:44PM1.40m
5:08AM1.12m
5:17PM1.45m
5:43AM1.23m
5:54PM1.57m
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part cloud
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rain showers
light rain
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:17
8:15
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
14
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
14
15
9
6
7
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
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