Thurso Reef surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 BST
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Thurso Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thurso Reef sea temperature is
7.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thurso Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Thurso Reef at 9PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (04 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (04 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Thurso Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
!
!
1
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
0
!
!
!
!
!
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
5
NW
4.5
NW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)151414141414881313138111212121110111111111918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28803919313527472233218733772940437429993762185257207126617043932521144010807725313839003256
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SE
25
ESE
50
NE
65
NNW
65
NW
50
NW
35
WNW
35
WSW
40
W
50
WSW
45
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:40AM
4.97
10:59PM
4.79
11:11AM
4.77
11:27PM
4.67
11:42AM
4.53
11:56PM
4.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
1.33
5:06AM
1.49
5:22PM
1.55
5:39AM
1.65
5:52PM
1.80
6:13AM
1.86
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:28-------6:24
Sunset---8:00-------8:02-------8:05----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
mod snow
mod rain
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--8---2-------------
Temp. °C576322345455553357778776
Feels °C (?)-312-4-9-13-12-8-4-5-5-7-6-4-5-403113331
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