Thurso Beach Surf Break

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Issued: 6 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
9
2.1
WNW
6
3
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
118
92
90
70
66
74
76
101
280
888
927
903
769
644
558
631
572
632
759
982
1155
1348
1268
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
0
SE
10
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
25
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:29AM4.38m
10:31PM4.76m
11:04AM4.39m
11:05PM4.75m
11:39AM4.37m
11:39PM4.72m
Low Tide
4:17AM1.56m
4:21PM1.82m
4:52AM1.52m
4:56PM1.84m
5:27AM1.53m
5:32PM1.88m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:09
4:11
4:11
4:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:24
10:23
10:22
10:22
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
15
14
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
12
14
16
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
11
11
14
13
10
9
12
11
9
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
4
7
8
9
11
13
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
129
118
92
90
70
66
74
76
8
3
5
2
2
19
19
12
3
1
1348
1268
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
1
4
4
3
11
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.8
W
9
2.1
WNW
6
3
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
5
4
7
101
280
888
927
903
769
644
558
631
572
632
759
982
1155
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
3
Distance (km)
16
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
458
674
752
774
645
499
464
161
161
21
141
359
26
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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