Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.61° N 3.50° W

Thurso East 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurso East sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.8° 

Thurso East 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 East today (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurso East at 2PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.4
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.7
W
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
518
492
404
389
586
416
780
975
1034
1162
1127
1156
1139
1085
807
715
715
609
579
907
744
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:45AM4.78m
11:24PM4.53m
11:39AM4.55m
00:37AM4.25m
12:46PM4.34m
Low Tide
5:11PM1.47m
5:32AM1.90m
6:09PM1.69m
6:33AM2.25m
7:21PM1.87m
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
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7:26
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7:28
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4:30
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4:27
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4:24
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2
2
1
3
3
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Temp °C
11
12
13
15
17
15
12
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
6
7
8
12
15
13
10
8
8
9
9
8
5
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
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