Strike Mission
Reef
both
Level 7/10

Thurso Reef

Caithness, UK (Scotland)
🪸Sharp reef⚠️Shallow🚫Pollution🪨Rocks🏝️Remote

Thurso Reef sits in the shadow of its more famous neighbour Thurso East, serving as both an overflow option and a quality wave in its own right.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
25
Poor
1.7m
@8s
13km/h
Mon
22
5
Poor
1.0m
@8s
10km/h
Tue
23
10
Poor
0.6m
@8s
7km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
0.8m
@7s
15km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
0.8m
@8s
15km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
0.9m
@10s
21km/h
Sat
27
1
Poor
0.9m
@7s
10km/h
Sun
28
0
Poor
0.7m
@8s
19km/h
Mon
29
10
Poor
0.4m
@10s
6km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
1.0m
@8s
20km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
1.7m
WNW(288°)
Score: 11/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
13km/h
W(278°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
13°C
0.0mm92%
Windswell Component
0.5mW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.2mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 14 km/h SW|PM: 10 km/h WNW
Lighter winds later (10 km/h)
Tide at 2pm (0.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:24 am
High tide - 1.04m
7:58 am
Low tide - -1.94m
2:17 pm
High tide - 0.42m
8:07 pm
Low tide - -1.40m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

25
Poor
Components
Swell Direction10/25
Swell Size11/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score30/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score25/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score25
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (315°)
Direction range
290° - 350°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.90×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (200°)
Offshore range
160° - 230°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

10°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

3/10

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, May, Aug

Getting There

Airport
INV
Drive time
120 min
Data quality
verified

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