Thurso Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – North Coast, UK)
Thurso Beach Surf Guide
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.
Thurso Beach Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 7.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Thurso Beach:
The best conditions reported for surf at Thurso Beach occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.
What's the best time of year to surf Thurso Beach (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Thurso Beach Location Map
Interactive Thurso Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.
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Wind State | cross- off |
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Tides at Thurso Beach
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Swell History at Thurso Beach
Surf stats for Thurso Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Thurso Beach
Wind stats for Thurso Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
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Wave Buoys Nearest To Thurso Beach:
- Closest Wave BuoyEMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site28 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyMoray Firth WaveNet Site44 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyClaymore Buoy117 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyK7 Buoy132 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyGoldeneye147 mi