Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 8PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
10
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.4
W
9
2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
8
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
175
136
175
299
268
298
573
509
520
514
579
541
574
1807
1461
1569
1470
1384
1285
1144
1011
909
599
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:47PM4.00m
00:52AM4.22m
1:46PM3.86m
1:50AM4.08m
2:58PM3.80m
3:01AM4.01m
Low Tide
6:43PM2.33m
7:24AM2.14m
7:33PM2.53m
8:24AM2.26m
8:42PM2.65m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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5:05
5:03
5:00
4:58
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9:16
9:19
9:21
9:23
Temp °C
9
12
13
11
10
10
9
8
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
3
5
7
6
6
4
2
-1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
-1
1
0
0
2
0
-1
-3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
10
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.4
W
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
Energy kJ
226
175
136
175
299
268
298
40
26
26
26
53
207
574
1807
1461
1569
1470
1384
1285
1144
1011
909
599
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
W
14
0.3
N
9
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
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
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
Energy kJ
18
28
72
106
78
57
57
11
6
4
37
15
56
53
79
69
69
68
66
64
37
36
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
W
14
0.3
N
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
24
23
5
17
17
16
32
14
16
8
3
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
S
3
0.7
SW
4
2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
8
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.4
W
5
Energy kJ
13
14
39
46
30
5
13
573
509
520
514
579
541
528
445
361
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
4
1
Distance (km)
1
43
8
0
0
0
136
359
184
170
389
314
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
1
53
28
314
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
4
2
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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