Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 BST
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Thurso Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
7.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 4PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)111110101010101099999889914141313121217
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)134498069652037731927322013012712712796507139263758848210573143
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
10
SW
10
ESE
15
SE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
4.24
7:06AM
4.45
7:45PM
4.52
7:46AM
4.74
8:21PM
4.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
1.95
1:07AM
2.16
1:30PM
1.63
1:47AM
1.84
2:09PM
1.32
2:25AM
1.56
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:03-------6:00
Sunset---8:22-------8:23-------8:25----
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------2---31--
Temp. °C8101010866681110107778812131010788
Feels °C (?)3636222256430-2-20-15638444
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