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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

Light rain changing to cloudy in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Thurso (Beach)

    Thursday (5 March 2026)
    Time
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    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    40%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    15
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    W
    16
    W
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    7
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    29
    29
    30
    30
    30
    28
    26
    23
    24
    25
    28
    29
    28
    26
    24
    22
    20
    19
    19
    17
    17
    16
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    79%
    77%
    73%
    73%
    70%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    13
    13
    14
    16
    17
    17
    16
    14
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    12
    12
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 March 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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 day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -3°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    78%
    74%
    66%
    56%
    53%
    45%
    46%
    51%
    58%
    66%
    75%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    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
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 March 2026)
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    27
    27
    26
    24
    22
    22
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    72%
    70%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    70%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    74%
    77%
    80%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 March 2026)
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    22
    21
    19
    19
    18
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    80%
    77%
    74%
    71%
    70%
    70%
    73%
    76%
    81%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    10
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    14
    15
    16
    15
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    87%
    73%
    69%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    7
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    S
    13
    S
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    20
    24
    26
    26
    24
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    68%
    69%
    75%
    79%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    13
    14
    15
    14
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.3
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    S
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    15
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    27
    29
    30
    29
    25
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    82%
    76%
    70%
    68%
    75%
    78%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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 11 March

    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 11 March

    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 11 March

    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 11 March

    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:

    Rain spreading eastwards Thursday, drier and clearer in west later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be cloudy with patchy rain. Then the rest of the night will be cloudy with rain spreading to the west coast, but dry elsewhere. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Thursday:

    Cloudy with rain across the west in the morning, this spreading across eastern parts in the afternoon. Turning drier across the west through the afternoon. Mild around Inverness and Nairn. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Dry with some bright or sunny spells on Friday and Saturday, becoming windy in the far northwest. Cloudy on Sunday with occasional rain.

    Updated:

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