Thurso, UK

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About Thurso

Thurso is a town in Highland, United Kingdom. From Thurso you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is Sewer Pipe, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites.

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Staying in Thurso

28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Thurso.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Thurso each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Thurso too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

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Brimms Ness8.6 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft284 kJ

6 ft640 kJ

6 ft643 kJ

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft196 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

5 ft386 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brimms Ness, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	69, good	4 ft9 shollow	284kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	6 ft11 shollow	640kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	6 ft11 shollow	643kJ	wind from the south-east, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	4 ft10 shollow	385kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	4 ft7 shollow	196kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	4 ft8 shollow	231kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 shollow	386kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	9°C

Dunnet Bay9.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Dunnet, 2 kmIntermediate and up

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Sandside15.5 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Melvich, 8 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft284 kJ

6 ft640 kJ

6 ft643 kJ

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft196 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

5 ft386 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sandside, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	67, good	4 ft9 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	18, poor	6 ft11 ssoft	640kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	18, poor	6 ft11 ssoft	643kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft10 ssoft	385kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	4 ft7 smushy	196kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	4 ft8 smushy	231kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	386kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	9°C

Sewer Pipe0.2 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

4 ft153 kJ

6 ft814 kJ

7 ft971 kJ

5 ft519 kJ

5 ft359 kJ

5 ft379 kJ

6 ft624 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sewer Pipe, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 scrumbling	814kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 scrumbling	971kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	519kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	11, poor	5 ft8 scrumbling	359kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	5 ft9 smushy	379kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	624kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	9°C

The Bowl8.5 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft284 kJ

6 ft640 kJ

6 ft643 kJ

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft196 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

5 ft386 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Bowl, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	69, good	4 ft9 shollow	284kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	6 ft11 shollow	640kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	6 ft11 shollow	643kJ	wind from the south-east, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	4 ft10 shollow	385kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	4 ft7 shollow	196kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	4 ft8 shollow	231kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 shollow	386kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	9°C

The spur10 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Dunnet, 2 kmIntermediate and up

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Thurso beach1.7 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

4 ft153 kJ

6 ft814 kJ

7 ft971 kJ

6 ft595 kJ

5 ft359 kJ

5 ft379 kJ

6 ft624 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Thurso beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	57, good	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 shollow	814kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 shollow	971kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	6 ft10 shollow	595kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	11, poor	5 ft8 scrumbling	359kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	22, poor	5 ft9 smushy	379kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	624kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	9°C

Thurso East0.8 kmabout 5 min by carExperts only

4 ft225 kJ

9 ft1751 kJ

7 ft1009 kJ

5 ft541 kJ

6 ft376 kJ

5 ft408 kJ

6 ft599 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Thurso East, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	225kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	65, good	9 ft11 scrumbling	1,751kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	7 ft11 scrumbling	1,009kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	541kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	6 ft8 scrumbling	376kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	5 ft9 smushy	408kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	599kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	9°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Thurso, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Thurso

BydandScottish · in the centre
T's CafeSri lankan · in the centre
Empire Chinese Take AwayChinese · 0.1 km from the centre
Spice TandooriIndian · 0.1 km from the centre
Charlie ChanChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
Thurso Best KebabDoner kebab · 0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits