Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.0° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
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0
0
0
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4
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
11
1.4
NNW
8
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
10
3
W
10
4.5
W
13
6
W
14
6
W
15
6
W
15
6
WNW
14
5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
247
279
249
702
845
838
1752
6248
13877
15079
16154
14007
10510
6809
5289
3359
2555
1944
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
20
SSE
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:35AM4.38m
12:56PM4.22m
1:21AM4.04m
1:43PM4.00m
Low Tide
6:27PM1.89m
6:47AM2.04m
7:09PM2.16m
7:27AM2.38m
8:04PM2.43m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:29
7:25
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
14
Feels °C
12
9
6
8
5
3
4
5
4
2
2
2
1
4
5
7
10
8
8
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