Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.2° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
WNW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
7
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
165
162
129
94
90
70
68
43
41
29
31
28
27
51
50
47
32
32
28
105
135
132
217
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:43PM4.48m
7:09AM4.50m
7:42PM4.70m
8:15AM4.66m
8:36PM4.92m
9:14AM4.82m
Low Tide
1:08AM1.85m
1:33PM1.67m
2:06AM1.53m
2:27PM1.53m
2:58AM1.22m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:24
4:24
4:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:15
10:14
10:12
10:10
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
14
12
12
12
12
14
17
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
8
10
11
9
10
9
8
8
8
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
14
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