Sea weather in Thurso in Scotland All the beach weather in Thurso

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Thurso in Scotland, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Thurso over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Thurso in Scotland this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Thurso. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Sunday 19 July 202654°F to 56°Fdiscouraged
Monday 20 July 202656°F to 56°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 21 July 202656°F to 56°Fnot recommended
Wednesday 22 July 202656°F to 56°Fnot recommended
Thursday 23 July 202654°F to 58°Fnot recommended
Friday 24 July 202656°F to 58°Fnot recommended
Saturday 25 July 202654°F to 56°Fnot recommended

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Thurso

Sea weather on Sunday 19 July 2026

On Sunday 19 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:37 and will set at 22:03 on the beach(es) of Thurso. The outside temperature will be a high of 56°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 20.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 29.2mph). Wave height will be up to 3.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)
Perceived temperature10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (51°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity76%76%78%83%88%89%92%91%
Barometric pressure1026 hPa1025 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa
Cloud cover89%40%5%8%28%65%100%94%
Heat index12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)
Dew point8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (47°F)10°C (49°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)
Wind
Speed23km/h (14mph)20km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)23km/h (14mph)30km/h (19mph)33km/h (21mph)33km/h (20mph)30km/h (19mph)
Gusts32km/h (20mph)27km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)33km/h (20mph)47km/h (29mph)38km/h (23mph)34km/h (21mph)45km/h (28mph)
Direction 332°
NNW
314°
NW
299°
WNW
282°
WNW
272°
W
277°
W
271°
W
273°
W
Wind chill10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (51°F)
Waves
Height1.1m (3.7ft)1.0m (3.4ft)1.0m (3.2ft)1.0m (3.2ft)1.1m (3.5ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Direction 314°
NW
313°
NW
303°
WNW
301°
WNW
304°
WNW
289°
WNW
292°
WNW
290°
WNW
Period14.1 sec.6.1 sec.6.1 sec.6.0 sec.5.8 sec.5.7 sec.5.7 sec.9.5 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)

Sea weather on Monday 20 July 2026

On Monday 20 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:39 and will set at 22:01 on the beach(es) of Thurso. The outside temperature will be a high of 56°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 30.5mph). Wave height will be up to 4.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)
Perceived temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity91%91%91%91%91%90%93%93%
Barometric pressure1026 hPa1026 hPa1027 hPa1028 hPa1029 hPa1030 hPa1030 hPa1030 hPa
Cloud cover87%98%93%100%78%83%92%61%
Heat index13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)
Dew point12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)
Wind
Speed23km/h (15mph)23km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)21km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)27km/h (17mph)31km/h (19mph)
Gusts36km/h (23mph)35km/h (22mph)35km/h (22mph)34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)33km/h (21mph)43km/h (27mph)49km/h (30mph)
Direction 292°
WNW
291°
WNW
295°
WNW
294°
WNW
294°
WNW
291°
WNW
288°
WNW
286°
WNW
Wind chill11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)
Waves
Height1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.8ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.2ft)
Direction 294°
WNW
298°
WNW
301°
WNW
303°
WNW
303°
WNW
303°
WNW
302°
WNW
304°
NW
Period6.6 sec.10.2 sec.11.2 sec.9.2 sec.9.1 sec.9.7 sec.10.6 sec.10.8 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 21 July 2026

On Tuesday 21 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:41 and will set at 21:59 on the beach(es) of Thurso. The outside temperature will be a high of 56°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 29.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 33.6mph). Wave height will be up to 7.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)
Perceived temperature10°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity93%92%92%88%90%92%90%92%
Barometric pressure1030 hPa1029 hPa1029 hPa1029 hPa1029 hPa1029 hPa1028 hPa1027 hPa
Cloud cover42%41%54%28%70%50%74%75%
Heat index13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)
Dew point12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)
Wind
Speed30km/h (19mph)33km/h (21mph)37km/h (23mph)42km/h (26mph)45km/h (28mph)45km/h (28mph)46km/h (28mph)47km/h (29mph)
Gusts46km/h (29mph)49km/h (31mph)54km/h (33mph)48km/h (30mph)51km/h (31mph)49km/h (30mph)48km/h (30mph)48km/h (30mph)
Direction 283°
WNW
282°
WNW
283°
WNW
281°
W
275°
W
273°
W
274°
W
271°
W
Wind chill10°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)
Waves
Height1.3m (4.2ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.5m (5.1ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.9m (6.3ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.2m (7.3ft)2.3m (7.6ft)
Direction 306°
NW
310°
NW
299°
WNW
302°
WNW
303°
WNW
307°
NW
307°
NW
311°
NW
Period10.4 sec.8.6 sec.8.5 sec.8.3 sec.8.3 sec.6.4 sec.6.7 sec.7.2 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.8m (5.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 22 July 2026

On Wednesday 22 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:43 and will set at 21:57 on the beach(es) of Thurso. The outside temperature will be a high of 56°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 26.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 33.6mph). Wave height will be up to 7.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)
Perceived temperature10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity97%95%94%92%90%88%85%86%
Barometric pressure1026 hPa1025 hPa1025 hPa1025 hPa1025 hPa1025 hPa1025 hPa1025 hPa
Cloud cover100%100%90%85%90%75%89%90%
Heat index13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)
Dew point13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)
Wind
Speed42km/h (26mph)37km/h (23mph)30km/h (19mph)22km/h (14mph)18km/h (11mph)15km/h (10mph)17km/h (11mph)20km/h (13mph)
Gusts46km/h (29mph)54km/h (33mph)44km/h (27mph)32km/h (20mph)27km/h (17mph)24km/h (15mph)27km/h (17mph)31km/h (19mph)
Direction 288°
WNW
297°
WNW
306°
NW
314°
NW
311°
NW
319°
NW
313°
NW
296°
WNW
Wind chill10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)
Waves
Height2.3m (7.5ft)2.1m (6.8ft)1.9m (6.3ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.5m (5.1ft)1.4m (4.8ft)1.4m (4.8ft)1.5m (4.9ft)
Direction 314°
NW
313°
NW
310°
NW
308°
NW
306°
NW
304°
WNW
302°
WNW
302°
WNW
Period7.5 sec.7.8 sec.7.9 sec.8.0 sec.7.9 sec.7.9 sec.7.0 sec.7.0 sec.
Significant height1.7m (5.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 23 July 2026

On Thursday 23 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:45 and will set at 21:55 on the beach(es) of Thurso. The outside temperature will be a high of 58°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 27.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 30.5mph). Wave height will be up to 4.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)
Perceived temperature11°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)11°C (52°F)9°C (48°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity84%90%89%85%82%88%87%87%
Barometric pressure1024 hPa1022 hPa1021 hPa1020 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover95%55%31%30%0%21%42%69%
Heat index13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)
Dew point10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)9°C (48°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)
Wind
Speed24km/h (15mph)32km/h (20mph)30km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)32km/h (20mph)37km/h (23mph)41km/h (25mph)44km/h (27mph)
Gusts35km/h (22mph)47km/h (29mph)44km/h (27mph)46km/h (29mph)33km/h (21mph)41km/h (26mph)44km/h (27mph)49km/h (30mph)
Direction 287°
WNW
274°
W
255°
WSW
251°
WSW
265°
W
268°
W
262°
W
265°
W
Wind chill11°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)11°C (52°F)9°C (48°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)
Waves
Height1.4m (4.7ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (4.1ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)
Direction 301°
WNW
301°
WNW
301°
WNW
301°
WNW
295°
WNW
296°
WNW
296°
WNW
299°
WNW
Period7.6 sec.6.6 sec.6.8 sec.6.9 sec.6.8 sec.6.5 sec.6.3 sec.6.1 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)

Sea weather on Friday 24 July 2026

On Friday 24 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:47 and will set at 21:53 on the beach(es) of Thurso. The outside temperature will be a high of 58°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 38.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 41.6mph). Wave height will be up to 9.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)
Perceived temperature10°C (49°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (49°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity85%84%83%91%89%89%90%90%
Barometric pressure1013 hPa1009 hPa1007 hPa1006 hPa1006 hPa1006 hPa1005 hPa1004 hPa
Cloud cover100%64%71%100%66%75%100%66%
Heat index13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)
Dew point11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)
Wind
Speed44km/h (28mph)50km/h (31mph)62km/h (39mph)57km/h (35mph)49km/h (30mph)46km/h (28mph)51km/h (32mph)51km/h (32mph)
Gusts45km/h (28mph)51km/h (32mph)67km/h (42mph)63km/h (39mph)51km/h (32mph)52km/h (32mph)55km/h (34mph)52km/h (32mph)
Direction 252°
WSW
248°
WSW
254°
WSW
256°
WSW
259°
W
260°
W
260°
W
272°
W
Wind chill10°C (49°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (49°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (4.8ft)1.6m (5.4ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.7m (8.9ft)2.9m (9.4ft)2.8m (9.2ft)2.7m (9.0ft)2.8m (9.2ft)
Direction 294°
WNW
293°
WNW
291°
WNW
286°
WNW
288°
WNW
292°
WNW
292°
WNW
290°
WNW
Period6.0 sec.12.3 sec.11.6 sec.11.6 sec.11.6 sec.11.6 sec.11.6 sec.11.6 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)2.2m (7.2ft)2.2m (7.2ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.1m (6.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 25 July 2026

On Saturday 25 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:49 and will set at 21:51 on the beach(es) of Thurso. The outside temperature will be a high of 56°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 28mph km/h (with gusts up to 36mph). Wave height will be up to 8.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)
Perceived temperature10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity87%91%90%84%81%75%75%83%
Barometric pressure1003 hPa1002 hPa1001 hPa1001 hPa1001 hPa1001 hPa1000 hPa999 hPa
Cloud cover68%79%89%100%93%80%100%100%
Heat index13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)
Dew point11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)8°C (46°F)9°C (48°F)
Wind
Speed45km/h (28mph)40km/h (25mph)27km/h (17mph)14km/h (9mph)8km/h (5mph)4km/h (2mph)1km/h (1mph)8km/h (5mph)
Gusts51km/h (32mph)58km/h (36mph)39km/h (24mph)19km/h (12mph)12km/h (7mph)6km/h (4mph)2km/h (1mph)12km/h (7mph)
Direction 278°
W
276°
W
291°
WNW
359°
N
31°
NNE
24°
NNE
186°
S
221°
SW
Wind chill10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)
Waves
Height2.5m (8.3ft)2.4m (7.9ft)2.2m (7.1ft)2.1m (6.8ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.0m (6.5ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.7m (5.6ft)
Direction 289°
WNW
289°
WNW
290°
WNW
292°
WNW
291°
WNW
291°
WNW
291°
WNW
290°
WNW
Period8.3 sec.9.3 sec.10.6 sec.10.7 sec.10.6 sec.10.4 sec.10.3 sec.10.2 sec.
Significant height1.4m (4.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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