Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 6AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
264
223
181
118
91
71
51
40
40
39
38
46
41
39
25
23
23
23
14
13
21
21
12
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:19PM5.28m
11:55AM4.77m
11:57PM5.10m
12:32PM4.57m
00:36AM4.83m
1:10PM4.35m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.98m
5:45PM1.53m
6:16AM1.25m
6:23PM1.74m
6:55AM1.57m
7:03PM1.99m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
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8:59
8:57
8:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
9
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
7
10
10
13
12
11
10
11
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