Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 3PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (23 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, severe gales from the W by Sun morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
13
1.9
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.7
W
12
3
WSW
15
4
W
15
4.5
W
9
11
W
14
11
WNW
15
10
WNW
15
9
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
972
1134
1356
1483
1697
1992
2462
2357
1862
1491
988
650
615
749
4078
7580
3009
43390
50045
41737
33484
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
10
S
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
S
20
SE
45
SE
65
SE
40
SW
40
SSE
40
S
40
WSW
60
WNW
75
WNW
85
W
80
W
80
W
75
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:28AM4.47m
7:28PM4.66m
8:02AM4.71m
8:05PM4.89m
8:35AM4.91m
8:41PM5.06m
Low Tide
1:30PM1.92m
1:50AM1.42m
2:06PM1.65m
2:26AM1.19m
2:42PM1.42m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
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8:07
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8:10
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7:11
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5:47
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5:45
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4:43
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 mm
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1
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1
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3
4
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1
3
2
2
3
2
1
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Temp °C
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
8
8
9
7
9
9
9
9
7
7
7
8
Feels °C
4
7
5
4
2
2
3
2
1
-3
-5
0
-2
0
1
-4
-6
-11
-10
-10
-8
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