Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.3
WNW
11
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
3
W
8
1.5
W
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
13
3.5
W
14
4
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
271
235
157
123
90
60
27
26
45
42
24
2600
2008
1347
1067
874
2651
2065
1388
1444
1616
2466
4321
7580
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
50
SSW
40
S
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
High Tide
10:13AM4.92m
10:22PM5.00m
10:41AM4.83m
10:54PM4.78m
11:10AM4.70m
Low Tide
4:02AM1.10m
4:15PM1.34m
4:34AM1.29m
4:50PM1.44m
5:06AM1.54m
5:24PM1.61m
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Temp °C
10
9
10
10
12
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15
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12
10
10
9
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Feels °C
5
3
3
4
8
9
8
8
8
8
6
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6
4
2
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4
3
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5
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