Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Reef WaveFinder

Issued: 6 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurso Reef sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.1° 

Thurso Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Thurso Reef surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 9 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 10 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period, WNW swell with 4,970 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW 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 Thursday (Oct 08) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Thurso Reef in the next 16 days are 4.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 10) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Friday (Oct 09) at 10AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1PM (Thu 8th Oct)6ft (1.9m) 11s
Best Surf 7PM (Fri 9th Oct)10ft (3.0m) 8s
Most Powerful 7PM (Sat 10th Oct)13ft (4.0m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thurso Reef over the next 16 days.


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