Thurso Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – North Coast, UK)
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Thurso Reef Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell NW | Wind SSW
Sea Temperature Today is: 12.5 °C
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| 4AM | 7AM | 10AM | 1PM | |
| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
cross | cross | cross |
View detailed 48hrs and full 7 days forecasts
Thurso Reef on the North Coast is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the south southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. There is no beach break and in addition there are both left and right reef breaks.. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include rocks and pollution.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Scrabster, Scotland, 3 km from Thurso Reef.
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Thurso Reef Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Wick, 30 km from Thurso Reef.
light winds from the ESE km/h | Air temperature 10.6 °C |
Current weather near Thurso Reef
Buoy Data:
At EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site, 28 miles from Thurso Reef.
| 11PM | 12AM | 1AM | 2AM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 11.8 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 11.8 |
Overall Thurso Reef Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Thurso Reef: 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 Reef
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Thurso Reef:
(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 Reef:
- Closest wave buoy28 mi
- Second closest wave buoy44 mi
- Third closest wave buoy132 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy146 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy149 mi
Tide stations nearest to Thurso Reef:
- Closest tide station2 mi
- Second closest tide station19 mi
- Third closest tide station33 mi
- Fourth closest tide station57 mi
- Fifth closest tide station62 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Thurso Reef:
- 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 Reef:
- 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 Reef is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 29 km (18 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Thurso Reef 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 Reef and is 169 km (105 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Thurso Reef, Scot - North Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Thurso Reef sea temperature, Thurso Reef photographs, Thurso Reef detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Thurso Reef webcams, current wind from Scot - North Coast live weather stations and Thurso Reef 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 Reef.
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