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

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

Tide: Next high tide (4.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Thurso (Beach)

    Today (6 March 2026)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    10
    SSE
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    84%
    85%
    83%
    80%
    UV - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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 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
    <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°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    26
    26
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    24
    21
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    80%
    75%
    70%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    20
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    77%
    74%
    69%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    66%
    70%
    73%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    13
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    16
    17
    19
    19
    20
    22
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    82%
    77%
    73%
    70%
    71%
    74%
    77%
    82%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    8
    8
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    27
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    25
    24
    25
    25
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    25
    26
    27
    28
    29
    30
    31
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    78%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    15
    15
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    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 Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    S
    15
    S
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    30
    28
    27
    27
    25
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    87%
    84%
    74%
    69%
    79%
    83%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    2.0
    2.4
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    S
    16
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    15
    S
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    30
    31
    32
    31
    28
    24
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    71%
    72%
    78%
    80%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    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.

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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:

    Mostly dry, bright Saturday, perhaps some rain over Western Isles.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Staying dry with often clear skies at first, but cloud gradually spreading in from the west. Strong south to southwest winds developing, coastal gales in the west. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Saturday:

    Mostly dry, bright spells and some hazy sunshine in the east. Windy and cloudy in the far northwest, perhaps some rain over Isles. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Sunday cloudy in northwest with some rain, bright elsewhere. More generally cloudy on Monday and Tuesday with rain at times especially in west.

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