Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 31ft (9.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 26ft (8.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 10AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (25 Oct)31ft (9.5m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)26ft (8.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
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0
0
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3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
16
2
W
15
3.5
W
15
7
W
13
9.5
WNW
14
9
WNW
14
8
WNW
13
7
WNW
13
6
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
2.5
W
11
1.7
W
11
2
WNW
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.8
W
12
1
W
13
1.3
W
12
4
WSW
11
5.5
W
14
6.5
W
15
7.5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1817
1769
4656
14964
36868
32671
22716
15915
9566
5323
3210
1487
663
761
353
289
184
330
493
3503
12416
19822
26587
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
WSW
55
WNW
70
WNW
90
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
15
SW
25
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
35
WSW
50
S
75
SW
55
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:35AM4.91m
7:41PM5.06m
8:08AM5.05m
8:18PM5.15m
8:44AM5.11m
8:57PM5.14m
Low Tide
1:26AM1.19m
1:42PM1.42m
2:02AM1.05m
2:19PM1.26m
2:39AM1.00m
2:57PM1.18m
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4:39
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 mm
2
1
2
5
5
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2
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4
1
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1
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Temp °C
9
7
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
11
11
12
15
10
10
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
1
-1
-2
-5
-11
-8
-7
-6
-2
0
3
3
0
2
6
6
7
3
-1
-7
-3
-4
-3
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