Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 07 May 2026 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
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
2
W
7
1.8
W
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.2
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
11
2.5
NW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
279
273
226
175
136
184
299
268
395
534
437
411
422
471
1347
1739
1518
1569
1699
1641
1511
1384
1080
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:08AM4.40m
12:47PM4.00m
00:52AM4.22m
1:46PM3.86m
1:50AM4.08m
2:58PM3.80m
Low Tide
6:37AM1.98m
6:43PM2.33m
7:24AM2.14m
7:33PM2.53m
8:24AM2.26m
8:42PM2.65m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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5:05
5:03
5:00
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9:16
9:19
9:21
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
8
11
12
11
10
10
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
2
3
2
2
4
5
5
5
3
-1
0
0
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.6
W
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.8
NW
12
0.8
W
8
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
11
2.5
NW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
Energy kJ
279
279
273
226
175
136
184
299
268
395
41
26
26
26
181
84
1739
1518
1569
1699
1641
1511
1384
1080
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
NW
13
0.4
N
9
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
Energy kJ
37
33
21
18
28
72
106
78
57
57
12
7
6
28
25
56
87
80
72
69
67
66
64
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.5
SE
7
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
13
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
5
24
5
17
17
37
55
16
5
5
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
3
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SSW
3
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
2
W
7
1.8
W
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.2
NW
12
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
11
Energy kJ
7
5
6
8
10
10
47
41
53
8
534
437
411
422
471
1347
346
592
562
445
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
43
8
0
1
327
134
184
165
180
389
290
26
27
27
27
871
374
871
871
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
4
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