Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.1° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.5
N
10
1
W
4
1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
17
16
24
61
82
74
50
32
33
46
41
62
57
104
74
71
69
92
90
117
45
40
47
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
SSE
10
S
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
SE
10
S
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:12AM4.84m
9:16PM5.15m
9:57AM4.97m
9:59PM5.31m
10:39AM4.99m
Low Tide
2:49AM1.13m
3:05PM1.49m
3:34AM0.89m
3:48PM1.37m
4:17AM0.79m
4:28PM1.34m
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light rain
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:31
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9:09
9:07
9:05
 mm
1
1
1
2
7
1
2
Temp °C
15
17
17
20
22
24
18
20
21
15
16
18
19
20
19
17
17
16
14
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
15
16
19
20
24
17
20
21
15
16
18
19
20
20
19
18
17
12
12
13
11
10
10
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