Surf Forecasts:
Thurso Reef surf forecast from 16 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 19 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 19 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, W swell with 233 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 17 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Thurso Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Thurso Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Thurso Reef in the next 16 days are 1.1m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Fri 19th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 19th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thurso Reef over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | N 10 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 22 | 24 | 42 | 59 | 48 | 154 | 161 | 233 | 162 | 97 | 181 | 131 | 181 | 120 | 92 | 81 | 108 | 93 | 68 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | off | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:09AM4.93m | 10:23PM5.13m | 11:04AM4.88m | 11:12PM5.10m | 12:00PM4.76m | 00:02AM5.01m | 12:56PM4.60m | 00:54AM4.87m | 1:53PM4.42m | 1:49AM4.70m | 2:52PM4.25m | 2:47AM4.53m | 3:53PM4.13m | 3:48AM4.38m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM1.34m | 4:44AM1.00m | 5:01PM1.48m | 5:34AM1.03m | 5:49PM1.66m | 6:25AM1.14m | 6:39PM1.88m | 7:19AM1.33m | 7:31PM2.11m | 8:17AM1.54m | 8:30PM2.30m | 9:20AM1.75m | 9:36PM2.42m | ||||||||
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 | 4:03 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:27 |
mm | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | W 11 | ESE 5 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 22 | 11 | 42 | 59 | 39 | 154 | 161 | 233 | 162 | 97 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 92 | 81 | 108 | 93 | 68 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 6 | WSW 11 | N 8 | NNE 8 | W 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 9 | NW 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 65 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | N 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | W 11 | N 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SE 5 | — | ESE 2 | SSE 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 17 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 13 | 181 | 131 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 89 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 375 | 418 | 426 | 594 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 71 |
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