Surf Forecasts:
Thurso Beach surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, NNW swell with 287 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Thurso Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Thurso Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Thurso Beach in the next 16 days are 1.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thurso Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your wetsuit, this is Rusty. Looking at Thurso Beach, and I gotta tell ya, it’s a slow burn for the first week and a half.
The first real movement isn’t until Sunday, August 9th. The morning serves up tiny 2ft waves from the west, but it’s clean. The afternoon is the quiet gem – dead glassy, zero wind, with a little 3ft west swell. It’s not gonna blow your mind, but it’s surfable and peaceful. Grab the log.
Then it’s another dry spell from Monday the 10th through Wednesday the 13th. Wind is all over the place, swell is tiny. Not worth the paddle.
Alright, mark your calendar for Friday, August 14th. The morning brings the goods. We’re looking at 8ft of west-northwest swell, with a 10-second period. The energy is massive (1132), and the wind is light and offshore from the west. That’s glassy, clean, powerful surf. This is big, expert-level stuff – if you’re not solid, sit this one out. The afternoon gets a bit choppy as the wind turns onshore.
Saturday the 15th is still pumping with 7ft in the morning, but the wind is side-shore, so it’s a bit bumpy. Still a ton of energy (817), but not as clean as Friday. The afternoon gets messy with 10ft and onshore wind.
Sunday the 16th settles down to a more manageable 6ft, with light side-shore wind. It’s clean and fun, but the energy is dropping (725). A good backup option.
Water temp is 56°F, which is just about average for the time of year.
The takeaway? Friday the 14th of August, first light. That’s the one. Big, clean, and powerful. Don’t miss it.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 5 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 171 | 287 | 238 | 186 | 111 | 86 | 63 | 80 | 206 | 147 | 78 | 69 | 62 | 22 | 28 | 42 | 74 | 76 | 71 | 66 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46AM4.59m | 11:48PM4.91m | 12:20PM4.52m | 00:23AM4.81m | 12:59PM4.42m | 1:04AM4.67m | 1:46PM4.29m | 1:55AM4.48m | 2:44PM4.17m | 3:01AM4.28m | 3:55PM4.11m | 4:23AM4.15m | 5:15PM4.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM1.68m | 6:12AM1.38m | 6:19PM1.78m | 6:50AM1.50m | 6:59PM1.93m | 7:34AM1.68m | 7:47PM2.10m | 8:27AM1.89m | 8:50PM2.27m | 9:36AM2.09m | 10:15PM2.33m | 11:01AM2.17m | 11:47PM2.18m | ||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | E 7 | E 6 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | NNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 167 | 171 | 287 | 238 | 186 | 111 | 86 | 63 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 42 | 74 | 76 | 71 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 9 | N 7 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 144 | 123 | 55 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | W 11 | NE 6 | E 5 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 72 | 80 | 206 | 147 | 78 | 69 | 62 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 10 | 20 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 183 | 94 | 100 | 170 | 305 | 191 | 294 | 294 | 16 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
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