Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
39
25
26
27
27
23
32
152
242
214
218
136
125
110
108
106
79
79
179
175
166
126
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:14PM5.21m
10:57AM4.92m
10:59PM5.25m
11:45AM4.85m
11:44PM5.19m
12:31PM4.70m
Low Tide
4:03PM1.40m
4:34AM0.87m
4:47PM1.44m
5:20AM0.88m
5:31PM1.54m
6:05AM1.00m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:30
4:31
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:08
10:07
10:06
10:05
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
15
13
13
12
10
9
8
9
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
9
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