Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.5° 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 9PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
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
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
244
326
346
339
346
349
335
267
212
203
165
162
129
94
90
70
68
43
41
29
28
27
27
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39PM4.30m
5:57AM4.37m
6:43PM4.48m
7:09AM4.50m
7:42PM4.70m
Low Tide
11:26AM1.91m
00:02AM2.14m
12:33PM1.81m
1:08AM1.85m
1:33PM1.67m
2:06AM1.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:20
4:22
4:24
4:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:15
10:15
10:14
10:12
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
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