Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (26 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
NNW
9
2.1
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.5
W
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
N
10
1.5
W
9
1.8
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
889
698
544
473
394
834
906
551
575
614
543
458
435
383
375
377
319
333
340
315
313
372
303
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
5
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
S
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:34AM4.01m
7:51PM4.32m
8:24AM4.15m
8:32PM4.50m
9:05AM4.29m
9:09PM4.66m
Low Tide
1:24AM2.19m
1:36PM2.21m
2:10AM1.96m
2:18PM2.06m
2:49AM1.76m
2:55PM1.92m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
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light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
part cloud
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:50
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:50
9:46
9:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
12
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
16
17
16
Feels °C
10
9
10
8
7
6
6
7
6
7
11
9
8
8
9
10
11
10
9
10
12
12
12
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