Thurso Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – North Coast, UK)
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Thurso Beach Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell NW | Wind S
Sea Temperature Today is: 12.3 °C
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| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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| Wind State | off | off | off | off |
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Thurso Beach on the North Coast is a fairly exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the south. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. It's sometimes crowded here. The water quality here is rather suspect.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Scrabster, Scotland, 3 km from Thurso Beach.
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Thurso Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Wick, 31 km from Thurso Beach.
moderate winds from the SE km/h |  Continuous light rain | Air temperature 12.1 °C |
Current weather near Thurso Beach
Buoy Data:
At EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site, 28 miles from Thurso Beach.
| 1PM | 2PM | 3PM | 4PM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 14.3 | 11.1 | 15.4 | 11.1 |
Overall Thurso Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Thurso Beach: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Scot - North Coast surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Thurso Beach
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Thurso Beach:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break0 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break1 mi
- Fourth closest break2 mi
- Fifth closest break3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Thurso Beach:
- Closest wave buoy28 mi
- Second closest wave buoy44 mi
- Third closest wave buoy132 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy147 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy149 mi
Tide stations nearest to Thurso Beach:
- Closest tide station2 mi
- Second closest tide station19 mi
- Third closest tide station33 mi
- Fourth closest tide station56 mi
- Fifth closest tide station62 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Thurso Beach:
- Closest ski area98 mi
- Second closest ski area102 mi
- Third closest ski area124 mi
- Fourth closest ski area132 mi
- Fifth closest ski area144 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Thurso Beach:
- Closest city location84 mi
- Second closest city location112 mi
- Third closest city location149 mi
- Fourth closest city location152 mi
- Fifth closest city location167 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Thurso Beach is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 29 km (18 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Thurso Beach is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 53 km (33 miles) away.
- Third is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 100 km (62 miles) away.
- Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k is 122 km (76 miles) away.
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) in U.k. is the fifth nearest airport to Thurso Beach and is 169 km (105 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Thurso Beach, Scot - North Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Thurso Beach sea temperature, Thurso Beach photographs, Thurso Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Thurso Beach webcams, current wind from Scot - North Coast live weather stations and Thurso Beach tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Thurso Beach.
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