Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 07 Sep 2025 BST
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Thurso Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 3AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)111111111111101010101011121211111111121211111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)545545478409288235188149109808192182190274467726728751754701596477401
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
25
SSE
10
WNW
10
NE
15
SSE
15
W
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
offcrossoncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
4.89
9:12AM
4.85
9:16PM
5.14
9:47AM
5.02
9:51PM
5.31
10:21AM
5.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58AM
1.20
3:12PM
1.43
3:35AM
0.96
3:47PM
1.26
4:12AM
0.82
4:24PM
1.18
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:28----
Sunset-------7:58-------7:54-------7:52
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C151515151617171616151413151616151312121114151715
Feels °C (?)109878998912131212131413108981010129
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 44 km from Sandwood Bay has become light (light winds from the SSE at Lochinver). Waves should be turning clean at Sandwood Bay. A 1.2m groundswell from the WNW

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30 km away, 2 h 35 min ago

22 km/h
SE
0.0
14.1
Air / Water (°C)
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