Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Sewer Pipe
Thurso, Scotland
Sewer Pipe is a surf break in Thurso, Scotland, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Sewer Pipe is Oct & Nov, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Oct & Nov.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 2.8ft average swell at 5.2 s from the ESE.
Feb: 2.6ft average swell at 4.9 s from the SE.
Mar: 3.0ft average swell at 5.6 s from the E.
Apr: 2.7ft average swell at 5.2 s from the E.
May: 1.9ft average swell at 4.1 s from the ESE.
Jun: 1.6ft average swell at 3.9 s from the ESE.
Jul: 1.3ft average swell at 4 s from the ESE.
Aug: 1.6ft average swell at 3.9 s from the ESE.
Sep: 2.2ft average swell at 4.7 s from the E.
Oct: 3.7ft average swell at 5.1 s from the ESE.
Nov: 3.6ft average swell at 5.5 s from the E.
Dec: 3.2ft average swell at 5.6 s from the E.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 58.5°, -3.5°.
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