Thurso Beach surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 BST
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Thurso Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thurso Beach sea temperature is
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thurso Beach today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (01 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
9
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
N
8
0.7
W
4
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
W
15
0.5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
106
82
78
139
98
66
43
42
61
39
39
37
34
33
33
33
31
17
12
17
17
38
102
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
5
WNW
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
W
5
SSW
10
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:38PM4.72m
10:01AM4.44m
10:10PM4.73m
10:37AM4.38m
10:43PM4.69m
11:15AM4.30m
Low Tide
3:29PM1.69m
3:54AM1.59m
4:02PM1.75m
4:30AM1.59m
4:36PM1.83m
5:06AM1.63m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:16
4:15
4:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:06
10:07
10:08
10:09
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
11
12
12
14
13
12
14
11
12
11
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
9
10
14
10
12
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
N
8
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.5
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.5
W
14
Energy kJ
113
106
80
56
139
98
32
43
42
61
39
39
37
34
33
33
33
31
17
12
11
7
2
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
W
11
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
W
15
0.3
N
8
Energy kJ
102
75
82
78
55
34
66
20
19
10
10
10
9
9
4
14
13
12
12
17
11
38
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.2
N
9
0.1
SE
4
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
N
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
1
7
8
8
6
1
9
9
5
1
2
1
1
6
1
1
6
5
17
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
5
0.7
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
2
11
15
11
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
8
8
8
8
8
51
60
71
8
24
8
8
9
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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