Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.0° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)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 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
1.2
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
246
106
109
341
295
246
198
162
194
264
286
245
180
152
97
74
302
332
346
284
284
284
279
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
S
0
NNW
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:28PM4.15m
3:34AM4.35m
4:32PM4.19m
4:44AM4.32m
5:39PM4.30m
5:57AM4.37m
Low Tide
9:06AM1.88m
9:27PM2.34m
10:13AM1.93m
10:45PM2.31m
11:26AM1.91m
00:02AM2.14m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:18
4:18
4:20
4:22
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10:19
10:16
10:15
10:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
18
15
13
13
13
15
18
21
18
18
16
14
13
13
14
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
15
15
17
15
12
12
13
14
18
22
18
18
16
14
13
12
14
6
7
7
8
9
9
9
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