Thurso East Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – North Coast, UK)
Thurso East Spot ID
Type: point
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell NNW | Wind SE
Sea Temperature Today is: 12.4 °C
| Sunday 20 | Mon | |||
| 4PM | 7PM | 10PM | 1AM | |
| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- on |
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Thurso East on the North Coast is an exposed point break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the north northwest. No beach break here Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care to avoid the rocks.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Scrabster, Scotland, 3 km from Thurso East.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Thurso East Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Wick, 30 km from Thurso East.
fresh winds from the NNW km/h |  Visibility reduced by smoke | Air temperature 7.8 °C |
Current weather near Thurso East
Buoy Data:
At EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site, 27 miles from Thurso East.
| 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.1 |
Overall Thurso East Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Thurso East: 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 East
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Thurso East:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break1 mi
- Fourth closest break2 mi
- Fifth closest break2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Thurso East:
- Closest wave buoy27 mi
- Second closest wave buoy45 mi
- Third closest wave buoy132 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy146 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy149 mi
Tide stations nearest to Thurso East:
- Closest tide station2 mi
- Second closest tide station19 mi
- Third closest tide station32 mi
- Fourth closest tide station57 mi
- Fifth closest tide station62 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Thurso East:
- Closest ski area98 mi
- Second closest ski area102 mi
- Third closest ski area124 mi
- Fourth closest ski area133 mi
- Fifth closest ski area145 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Thurso East:
- Closest city location85 mi
- Second closest city location112 mi
- Third closest city location149 mi
- Fourth closest city location153 mi
- Fifth closest city location167 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Thurso East is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 29 km (18 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Thurso East is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 52 km (32 miles) away.
- Third is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 101 km (63 miles) away.
- Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k is 123 km (76 miles) away.
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) in U.k. is the fifth nearest airport to Thurso East and is 170 km (106 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Thurso East, Scot - North Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Thurso East sea temperature, Thurso East photographs, Thurso East detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Thurso East webcams, current wind from Scot - North Coast live weather stations and Thurso East 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 East.
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