Thurso (Beach) (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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    8 day forecast for Thurso (Beach)

    Today (9 April 2025)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ESE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    79%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    UV 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    7
    W
    9
    W
    12
    W
    14
    W
    16
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    16
    18
    20
    22
    23
    25
    27
    28
    30
    30
    30
    30
    28
    28
    28
    28
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    76%
    68%
    65%
    57%
    52%
    46%
    42%
    44%
    50%
    57%
    67%
    81%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    9
    12
    14
    16
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    16
    15
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    10
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (11 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    17
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    16
    W
    10
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    30
    32
    32
    30
    25
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    86%
    83%
    76%
    75%
    81%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    17
    19
    19
    16
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (12 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    5
    S
    5
    S
    6
    S
    8
    S
    11
    S
    12
    SSE
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    17
    19
    18
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    91%
    90%
    74%
    62%
    62%
    79%
    88%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    8
    11
    12
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    10
    9
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    12
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    17
    17
    21
    18
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    88%
    76%
    70%
    61%
    72%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    12
    14
    14
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    12
    S
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    21
    21
    19
    19
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    86%
    64%
    57%
    58%
    67%
    83%
    UV - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    9
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    12
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    19
    20
    20
    19
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    85%
    66%
    55%
    58%
    69%
    84%
    UV - - 1 2 2 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    12
    SSW
    14
    NE
    14
    ESE
    12
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    15
    19
    19
    18
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    91%
    73%
    65%
    66%
    76%
    91%
    UV - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 9 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 10 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 11 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 12 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 13 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry and sunny on Thursday, cloudier north and west later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Another dry night with mostly clear skies. Some patches of cloud over Outer Hebrides and north coast of mainland. Chilly night with a frost. Light winds. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

    Thursday:

    A dry, sunny day. A chilly start then feeling warm from late morning onwards. Clouding over across the Western Isles later in the afternoon, and the far north in evening. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    A more changeable outlook. Mostly cloudy Friday and Saturday with occasional rain, mainly in Northwest. Scattered showers following on Sunday with freshening winds.

    Updated:

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