Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.6°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2553
2155
1989
1831
1616
1430
1279
1121
1086
1164
1302
1497
1836
1808
2859
2773
2173
1647
1315
976
711
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
15
SW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:02PM3.93m
6:06AM3.95m
6:03PM4.15m
6:51AM4.21m
6:49PM4.40m
Low Tide
11:00AM2.75m
11:43PM2.26m
12:07PM2.51m
00:34AM1.98m
12:52PM2.21m
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8:00
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1
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Temp °C
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
8
8
Feels °C
3
3
2
2
3
5
6
6
5
6
8
7
7
3
2
1
1
3
5
4
4
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