Thurso Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, this is a grim stretch for surf. The whole 16-day window is basically a write-off. There’s no real standout session, no day where you’d be stoked to pull on the wetsuit. The finder hasn’t flagged a single proper recommendation, and when you dig into the numbers, it’s all poor surf conditions or, at best, very ordinary. You’ll be waiting a long time between any half-decent waves.

The only spot on the radar is Thurso Beach. Water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird going on there.

The pattern starts on Monday the 6th of July. Early morning there’s a tiny 3ft swell from the west with a short 8-second period, weak energy (141). The wind is glassy from the east at 3 mph, so the surface is clean, but the waves are just too small and weak to get excited about. That afternoon the wind swings and cranks up to 19 mph from the west, turning it into a mess. Forget it.

Tuesday the 7th brings a touch more size – 4ft from the west, period 9 seconds, moderate energy (260). But the wind is light cross-onshore, and the report says poor conditions. That’s the story all week. Wednesday the 8th morning has a clean 4ft west swell with cross-offshore wind, but the guide rates it poor. The afternoon gets blown out by a 19 mph cross-wind.

Thursday the 9th morning is clean again with a 3ft west swell, but it’s just ordinary. The energy is moderate (173). Friday the 10th morning is the same story – clean, tiny 2ft, weak energy (86). Nothing to drive for.

The weekend of the 12th and 13th is flat and weak. Swells drop to 1ft to 3ft, periods are short, energy is in the double digits. Boring.

The second week doesn’t get any better. From the 14th to the 21st of July, it’s a mix of small, weak swells with onshore or cross-onshore winds. There’s a brief bump on the 19th with a 5ft swell from the northwest, but the period is a dismal 6 seconds and the wind is a fresh 22 mph cross-onshore – that’s just lumpy, messy, and not worth a paddle. The energy is moderate (163), but the quality is zero.

The setup is a beach, so with the afternoon winds cranking, it’s honestly looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on most days. There’s nothing here for a surfer to chase.

So, bottom line: there’s a blank run of 16 days. No standouts, no hidden gems. The forecasts can change, but for now, leave the boards at home.

Rusty.

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