Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 4PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
2
3
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
10
1.5
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
9
1.7
W
6
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
2.5
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
W
12
4
W
10
4.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
998
1306
1322
1189
954
634
450
319
256
221
130
122
92
68
112
607
1768
2713
3481
3394
3474
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
10
E
20
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
15
S
25
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
40
WSW
50
W
55
W
55
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:25PM4.57m
00:38AM4.69m
1:11PM4.38m
1:32AM4.40m
2:10PM4.17m
Low Tide
6:34PM1.76m
7:04AM1.70m
7:23PM1.99m
7:57AM2.02m
8:29PM2.21m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
16
16
15
13
12
11
12
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
6
7
9
6
6
7
11
10
8
10
11
12
10
8
6
7
6
6
4
2
1
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