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 changing to overcast by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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    7 day forecast for Thurso (Beach)

    Today (12 July 2025)
    Time
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    16:00
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    18:00
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    20°
    23°
    24°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    24°
    23°
    22°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    20°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    6
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    21
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    22
    21
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    64%
    57%
    54%
    52%
    51%
    53%
    54%
    56%
    60%
    64%
    68%
    75%
    84%
    92%
    95%
    UV 2 3 4 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    8
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 July 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    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)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    95%
    92%
    85%
    78%
    71%
    65%
    60%
    57%
    56%
    55%
    57%
    62%
    68%
    75%
    82%
    89%
    95%
    97%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    15
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    20
    21
    24
    28
    29
    28
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    87%
    78%
    68%
    74%
    84%
    93%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    12
    15
    17
    18
    18
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    5
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    9
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    14
    13
    15
    18
    17
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    93%
    82%
    61%
    56%
    63%
    89%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    9
    7
    8
    10
    11
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    3
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 July 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    5
    SW
    5
    NW
    6
    N
    8
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNW
    10
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    10
    13
    15
    14
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    99%
    89%
    76%
    70%
    68%
    78%
    93%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    8
    10
    10
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    S
    6
    NE
    8
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    12
    15
    16
    17
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    98%
    95%
    85%
    74%
    73%
    78%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    8
    10
    11
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SW
    8
    SSE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    9
    11
    13
    16
    16
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    92%
    79%
    68%
    70%
    73%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 12 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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, hot and sunny today.

    Today:

    All parts will have a dry day with plenty of sunshine, although some haar may affect eastern Caithness at times. A hot day, but cooling southeasterly breezes around exposed coasts. Maximum temperature 30 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry, sunny and very warm this evening. Then dry, mostly clear overnight, but haar may affect some North Sea coasts. Warm, locally very warm across the west. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Sunday:

    Another dry, hot and sunny day. Cooler along North Sea coasts where haar may linger into the afternoon. Maximum temperature 29 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Dry, very warm for most of Monday before rain, occasionally heavy, spreads northeast later. Chance of a few showers on Tuesday and Wednesday. Remaining quite warm.

    Updated:

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