Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.3° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 12PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (15 Oct)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (15 Oct)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
WNW
18
4.5
W
16
5
W
16
4.5
WNW
15
4.5
WNW
14
4
WNW
14
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
1.8
NNW
13
1.9
NNW
13
1.9
NNW
13
1.9
NNW
13
1.8
NNW
13
1.7
N
13
1.6
N
12
1.5
N
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28168
9668
12727
9776
7924
6096
4879
3760
2647
2102
1094
1277
1155
1106
1192
1174
1249
1092
928
799
668
574
522
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
5
W
5
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
11:40AM4.53m
00:05AM4.24m
12:15PM4.32m
00:51AM3.96m
1:00PM4.10m
Low Tide
5:37AM1.82m
6:01PM1.83m
6:10AM2.11m
6:42PM2.07m
6:49AM2.41m
7:33PM2.31m
cloud
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
9
10
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
9
11
10
9
9
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8
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Feels °C
2
2
3
5
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
7
6
5
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