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Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 3PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 24). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (24 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
Period(s) (?)151616171716161514141413131612151413131313121218
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45367881713261663143813661119932790526423335252187155320209160160112754697
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
35
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
4.82
12:25AM
4.39
12:30PM
4.65
1:18AM
4.25
1:27PM
4.45
2:23AM
4.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
1.50
6:24AM
1.99
7:02PM
1.70
7:18AM
2.18
8:03PM
1.92
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise8:37-------8:34-------8:33-------
Sunset--4:14-------4:16-------4:19-----
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Rain (mm)
-11--1------------------
Temp. °C544444555555544445555555
Feels °C (?)-5-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-3
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