Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
8
1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
115
122
118
151
147
144
163
341
168
192
275
336
337
294
283
238
232
181
144
140
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:14AM4.61m
11:15PM4.95m
11:46AM4.59m
11:48PM4.91m
12:20PM4.52m
Low Tide
5:10PM1.63m
5:36AM1.32m
5:43PM1.68m
6:12AM1.38m
6:19PM1.78m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:03
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:34
9:31
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
8
8
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
11
10
9
8
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