Thurso Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
201
104
98
84
105
102
94
81
81
52
85
135
280
307
232
218
200
181
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
5
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:42PM4.80m
10:12AM4.53m
10:14PM4.89m
10:43AM4.59m
Low Tide
3:30PM1.78m
3:58AM1.44m
4:04PM1.69m
4:30AM1.35m
4:37PM1.63m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:43
9:40
9:38
 mm
1
1
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
12
11
12
14
12
13
12
11
10
11
11
13
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
12
14
11
10
9
9
12
10
12
7
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
6
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