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Thurso (Beach) (Highland) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to light showers by late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (4.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Thurso (Beach)

    Today (26 May 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    30
    31
    33
    34
    36
    39
    39
    39
    37
    38
    36
    35
    32
    28
    26
    22
    21
    23
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    76%
    73%
    66%
    62%
    59%
    65%
    63%
    60%
    53%
    58%
    60%
    64%
    69%
    71%
    78%
    83%
    84%
    UV 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 5 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    12
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    15
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    26
    28
    30
    30
    34
    36
    36
    39
    39
    39
    38
    37
    36
    34
    33
    32
    30
    24
    23
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    77%
    78%
    69%
    65%
    62%
    63%
    59%
    59%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    71%
    75%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    16
    17
    17
    19
    20
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    15
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    W
    14
    W
    18
    W
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    14
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    24
    30
    31
    33
    28
    20
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    85%
    80%
    68%
    62%
    63%
    70%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    14
    18
    19
    18
    14
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (29 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    S
    5
    SSE
    6
    SE
    10
    ESE
    12
    ENE
    13
    N
    13
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    14
    17
    19
    19
    17
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    83%
    74%
    81%
    77%
    79%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 2 4 2 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    6
    10
    12
    13
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (30 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    11
    NNW
    12
    N
    12
    NE
    12
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    16
    18
    18
    20
    17
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    87%
    77%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (31 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    11
    S
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    16
    17
    20
    19
    17
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    83%
    68%
    63%
    63%
    67%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (1 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    S
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSW
    12
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    17
    20
    19
    19
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    84%
    71%
    64%
    66%
    75%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 29 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 1 June

    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 1 June

    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 1 June

    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 1 June

    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:

    Cloudy and windy with scattered showers, drier, brighter east.

    Today:

    The day will be cloudy with scattered showers some heavy or thundery. Bright spells will increase in the afternoon, mainly in the east. Continuing windy. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Tonight:

    The evening and night will continue windy. It will be cloudy with isolated showers in the west but drier with clear periods in the east. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A breezy day with sunny spells interspersed with the occasional shower, these mainly in the west. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Scattered showers northwest Wednesday otherwise dry. Rain will pass north-eastwards overnight with showers following Thursday. Windy with showers west, drier east Friday.

    Updated:

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