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Thurso East Surf Forecast
/ Scot – North Coast (31 surf breaks) /
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Thurso East surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 01 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thurso East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thurso East sea temperature is
8.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Thurso East today?
The current surf forecast for Thurso East at 12AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thurso East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | |
447 | 431 | 423 | 415 | 427 | 443 | 500 | 480 | 380 | 314 | 274 | 263 | 223 | 209 | 169 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 159 | 124 | 211 | 200 | 650 | 388 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:34PM4.80m | 9:44AM4.80m | 10:02PM4.81m | 10:16AM4.69m | 10:30PM4.77m | 10:49AM4.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM1.34m | 3:38AM1.48m | 3:53PM1.43m | 4:11AM1.48m | 4:24PM1.55m | 4:45AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 7 | NW 8 |
 kJ | 447 | 431 | 423 | 415 | 427 | 443 | 500 | 480 | 380 | 314 | 274 | 263 | 223 | 158 | 162 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 159 | 124 | 53 | 79 | 4 | 388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 89 | 70 | 144 | 209 | 169 | 132 | 126 | 88 | 64 | 45 | 29 | 10 | — | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNW 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | NW 9 | NE 5 | SE 5 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 94 | 15 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 211 | 200 | 650 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 74 | 74 | 282 | 375 | 291 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 359 | 418 | 518 |
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