Surf Forecasts:
Thurso Beach surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, W swell with 1,034 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW 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 Saturday (Jul 04) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 10s period. 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 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thurso Beach over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here, let’s break down the next couple of weeks around Thurso Beach.
This is a bit of a patience game. The first week has some size but the wind is a constant headache. The real payoff comes in the second week, so don’t give up.
It starts Saturday July 4th with a solid 6ft west swell, 10-second period, and moderate energy at 561. The morning is clean with a cross-off wind out of the SSW at 9 mph. That’s your only decent window on day one. By afternoon, the wind swings west and cranks to 18 mph, turning it into a choppy, cross-shore mess.
Sunday the 5th is a total loss. Swell drops to 4ft, wind is messy. Monday the 6th is tiny—just 2ft from the west with a super short 8-second period and weak energy at 103. Surfable but barely.
Tuesday the 7th jumps back to 6ft from the west, but again a short 8-second period, cross-shore wind at 12 mph, and a lumpy cross-chop. Energy is moderate at 554 but the conditions are poor. Wednesday the 8th is more of the same: 6ft, cross-shore wind, no good.
Then Thursday the 9th sneaks in as a little gem. Swell drops to 3ft from the west, 9-second period, but the wind dies completely. Glassy conditions. Energy is weak at 170, so it’s small, but the surface will be like a mirror. Grab a longboard.
From Friday the 10th through Monday the 13th, it’s a dead zone. Swell below 3ft, weak energy, poor wind.
Now here’s the big one. Tuesday July 14th. Swell builds back to a solid 6ft from the west, 9-second period, moderate energy at 582. The wind in the morning? Glassy. Dead calm. Thurso Beach, being fairly exposed to the west, will have clean, lined-up sets. This is the absolute best session of the entire 16-day forecast. The afternoon gets a cross-shore breeze at 9 mph, so hit it early.
Wednesday the 15th has a 6ft swell but from the WNW with a short 7-second period and onshore wind—messy. Thursday the 16th has tiny 2ft leftovers. Friday the 17th through Sunday the 19th is all cross-onshore wind and choppy junk. Not worth it.
So, call your shot: Tuesday morning July 14th. Glassy, 6ft west swell. That’s the one. Thursday the 9th is your small-wave plan B.
Stay patient, keep the wax warm, and don’t waste your time on the later junk.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 561 | 589 | 383 | 243 | 162 | 120 | 71 | 89 | 1034 | 441 | 381 | 496 | 506 | 495 | 318 | 160 | 127 | 153 | 93 | 74 | 184 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:16PM4.34m | 00:15AM4.66m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM1.56m | 6:08PM1.95m | 6:41AM1.62m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 4:13 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | 10:19 | — | — | 10:16 | — | — | 10:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 561 | — | 383 | 243 | 162 | 120 | 71 | 41 | 63 | 113 | 99 | 46 | 26 | 32 | 318 | 160 | 127 | 153 | 93 | 74 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNW 10 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 4 | — | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 589 | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 1034 | 441 | 381 | 496 | 506 | 495 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 770 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 375 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 41 |
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