Surf Forecasts:
Thurso Beach surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, W swell with 466 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W 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 (Jul 05) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Thurso Beach in the next 16 days are 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thurso Beach over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a bit of a quiet stretch ahead.
We’re looking at Thurso Beach, and I’ll tell you straight up, there’s no real stand-out surf on offer. The first few days are a write-off. Sunday morning the 5th of July has a weak 4ft swell from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds, but the wind is messy and cross, so it’s just poor. The combined energy is only moderate at 243. That afternoon and into Monday and Tuesday it gets worse – the swell is weak, the wind is up, and it’s just choppy and lumpy. Not worth paddling out for.
We do see a slight lift on Tuesday afternoon the 7th with a 5ft swell, but it’s still cross-shore and only marginal. Wednesday the 8th morning is the first time we get a clean look at the waves, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the southwest, but the swell has dropped to just 3ft (220 combined energy). That’s surfable, but very ordinary. The water temp is sitting at 54°, which is pretty much bang on average for the time of year, so no surprises there.
Thursday the 9th morning is much the same – clean again with a light WSW cross-off, but the swell is tiny at 3ft. After that, it’s a long stretch of nothing really. There are a few mornings (like Friday the 10th, Tuesday the 14th, Wednesday the 15th) where the conditions are clean, but the swell is too small to get excited about – all under 3ft and with weak energy. The energy values barely crack triple digits most days, and often they’re well under 100, which is a sign of how weak the whole period is.
The second week drags on, and honestly, it doesn’t get much better. There’s a brief moment late on Sunday the 19th with a light offshore wind from the south and a tiny 2ft swell, but it’s just ordinary. That’s about it. For a beginner, some of those clean, small days could be okay for a splash, but there’s no real power behind anything. The setup is a beach, so with the winds and the small, short-period swell we’ve got, this is more of a kiteboarding window than a decent paddle surf session.
So, a long, flat run ahead with no standouts. It’s not often it stays this poor for this long, but here we are. Keep an eye on the forecasts, because it can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 243 | 158 | 96 | 91 | 264 | 424 | 302 | 286 | 320 | 159 | 129 | 230 | 127 | 153 | 152 | 74 | 37 | 127 | 249 | 230 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:55PM4.28m | 00:54AM4.60m | 1:39PM4.22m | 1:39AM4.51m | 2:30PM4.17m | 2:32AM4.42m | 3:28PM4.15m | 3:34AM4.35m | 4:32PM4.19m | 4:44AM4.32m | 5:39PM4.30m | 5:57AM4.37m | 6:43PM4.48m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM2.05m | 7:22AM1.70m | 7:31PM2.16m | 8:10AM1.79m | 8:23PM2.27m | 9:06AM1.88m | 9:27PM2.34m | 10:13AM1.93m | 10:45PM2.31m | 11:26AM1.91m | 00:02AM2.14m | 12:33PM1.81m | 1:08AM1.85m | ||||||||
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 | 4:13 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | 10:19 | — | — | 10:16 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 |
mm | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 243 | 158 | 96 | 91 | 32 | 67 | 63 | 42 | 38 | 159 | 129 | 230 | 127 | 153 | 152 | 74 | 37 | 127 | 249 | 230 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 3 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 264 | 424 | 302 | 286 | 320 | 45 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 375 | 375 | 71 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 28 |
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