Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
!
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.9
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2967
2723
2563
2538
1815
1437
1047
718
582
606
505
418
384
434
623
708
557
494
1484
Wind (km/h)
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
20
W
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:32PM3.79m
5:51AM3.71m
5:57PM3.94m
6:54AM3.95m
6:54PM4.19m
Low Tide
11:27PM2.52m
11:54AM2.69m
00:34AM2.26m
12:51PM2.43m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:17
7:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
10
11
10
11
16
18
18
16
15
17
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
3
5
7
8
8
5
7
14
18
16
13
12
14
9
8
8
9
9
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