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Scottish Beach Ranked Among the World’s Best Surfing Spots
Source: ASPEurope
Despite the freezing temps, die-hard surfers are willing to brave the frigid waters of one Scottish beach because its waves have been ranked some of the best in the world.
Thurso, which is located in northern Scotland, has been ranked the tenth best spot for surfing in the world by ParkSleepFly.
According to the Mirror, the peak surfing season for Thurso is between October and April, when the cold water is made even more frigid by an icy stream flowing down the River Thurso.
“Thurso folklore tells that a visitor to Thurso Castle people was the first to take to the waves here back in the 1960s. For decades, traveling surfers were a novelty – they’d compare boards with interested Thursonians and tell stories of surfing warmer waters in then seemingly unreachable places,” DiscoverThurso says of its surfing history. “But thanks to a combination of very decent modern wetsuit technology, publicity and social media the cold-water surf at this quiet northerly tip of Scotland has never been more accessible.”
The top ten surfing spots in the world, according to ParkSleepFly, are:
1. Puerto Escondido, Mexico
2. Noosa, Australia
3. Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada
4. Yamba, Australia
5. Hossegor, France
6. Saltburn, United Kingdom
7. Uluwatu, Bali
8. Montreal Beach, USA
9. Bommie, Australia
10. Thurso, Scotland
