Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.5° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
12
0.6
W
12
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
WNW
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
258
106
273
198
194
133
127
96
92
64
60
40
39
39
26
26
27
27
23
25
89
140
186
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:14AM4.82m
9:27PM5.10m
10:07AM4.91m
10:14PM5.21m
10:57AM4.92m
10:59PM5.25m
Low Tide
2:58AM1.22m
3:16PM1.44m
3:47AM0.99m
4:03PM1.40m
4:34AM0.87m
4:47PM1.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:26
4:28
4:30
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:10
10:08
10:07
10:06
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
14
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
17
18
17
13
12
11
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