Thurso Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.60° N 3.52° W

Thurso Reef WaveFinder

Issued: 12 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurso Reef sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.1° 

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 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period, WNW swell with 400 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W 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 Tuesday (Jul 07) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. 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 1.3m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Tue 7th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 9s
Best Surf 1PM (Wed 8th Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 9s
Most Powerful 4PM (Fri 10th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 11s

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


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