Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
387
323
257
196
161
203
247
216
206
233
264
264
277
240
232
200
188
164
148
156
154
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:52PM4.13m
2:06AM4.17m
2:44PM3.95m
3:10AM3.88m
3:54PM3.84m
Low Tide
7:36AM1.93m
7:49PM2.25m
8:23AM2.27m
8:51PM2.49m
9:29AM2.54m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:46
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8:51
8:49
8:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
3
4
5
5
5
6
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