Thurso Beach Surf Break

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Issued: 12 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
10.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (11 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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)
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.8
W
6
2
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
6
0.8
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.6
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
325
230
186
140
191
237
377
331
266
202
153
212
874
1048
723
1367
1369
1227
1066
815
605
661
392
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
WSW
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:15PM4.42m
6:23AM4.56m
7:08PM4.63m
7:21AM4.70m
7:58PM4.83m
Low Tide
12:02PM1.72m
00:30AM2.04m
12:58PM1.55m
1:25AM1.76m
1:49PM1.40m
2:17AM1.49m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:07
4:05
4:05
4:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:20
10:21
10:22
10:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
11
12
11
12
13
14
13
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
8
7
4
6
6
8
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
0.4
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
13
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
6
1.6
W
12
0.2
N
7
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
372
325
230
186
140
15
16
17
10
10
9
51
212
7
7
723
4
1227
1066
815
605
661
392
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.3
NNW
7
1.1
W
12
Energy kJ
1
4
4
8
9
3
1
1
5
5
17
58
9
336
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.3
NNW
7
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
5
5
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
S
3
1.2
W
8
1.8
W
6
2
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.7
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.3
WNW
6
2.2
W
12
2.2
W
12
0.9
N
6
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
191
237
377
331
266
202
153
163
874
1048
117
1367
1369
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
2
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
1
0
0
26
375
422
1114
1114
1114
1
618
458
375
593
774
783
27
674
27
27
27
191
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
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