Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.2° 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 9AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
10
1.9
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2
W
9
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.2
N
9
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
599
732
880
828
810
664
651
644
1102
1325
1310
1057
826
559
477
374
318
225
143
108
84
61
42
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NW
0
NW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:55AM4.19m
6:32PM4.36m
7:16AM4.39m
7:36PM4.63m
8:20AM4.63m
8:30PM4.91m
Low Tide
11:47PM2.18m
12:22PM2.08m
1:01AM1.85m
1:26PM1.88m
1:59AM1.47m
2:19PM1.67m
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5:18
5:22
5:24
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9:16
9:15
9:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
14
15
14
13
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
11
16
16
15
Feels °C
7
6
6
8
8
7
7
4
4
3
3
3
3
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
12
13
13
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