Surf Forecasts:
Thurso Beach surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, W swell with 871 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s 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 Sunday (Jul 05) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period. 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 2.5m 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 0.3m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thurso Beach over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for Thurso Beach.
Honestly, it's a bit of a mixed bag, and the first real standout isn't until next week. The early part of the window is mostly messy or just too small to get excited about.
We've got a window of opportunity kicking off on Tuesday, July 7th. The afternoon session is the first glimpse of something worthwhile. Swell is coming from the west at about 6ft, with a 9-second period, and the wind is light southwesterly, blowing cross-offshore. That'll keep things reasonably clean. The wave energy is moderate (516), but it's a start.
The real highlight, the one you want to circle on the calendar, is the following morning, Wednesday, July 8th. We're looking at a smaller 4ft west swell, but the wind is forecast to go glassy – dead calm from the WNW. That’s pure magic for a beach break. The conditions will be clean as a whistle, making for some fun, user-friendly waves. Water temp is sitting about 54°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
After that, the surf gets pretty ordinary again. There are a few mornings with clean conditions and small knee-to-waist high waves, like Thursday July 9th, Friday July 10th, and Sunday July 12th, but nothing with any real punch. The energy readings for these are weak, mostly between 105 and 231, so you'll be working for every wave.
The second week (from July 14th onward) is pretty bleak. The swell fades away to nothing, with heights dropping to 2ft to 3ft and short, weak periods. The energy readings are pitiful, barely cracking three digits. There's a morning on July 18th with a light SSW offshore wind on a tiny 3ft westerly, but it's a long-shot for a longboard or a stand-up paddleboard. Overall, once that Wednesday morning glass-off passes, it's a long stretch of flat, choppy, or junky days. It looks more like a week for kiting than paddling, given the consistent cross-shore winds on small, poor-quality surf.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 |
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 kJ | 561 | 739 | 383 | 243 | 158 | 120 | 71 | 322 | 871 | 428 | 430 | 399 | 230 | 129 | 230 | 148 | 152 | 145 | 78 | 319 | 319 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
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 | 6:08PM1.95m | 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 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 561 | — | 383 | 243 | 158 | 120 | 71 | 33 | 125 | 101 | 86 | 40 | 230 | 129 | 230 | 148 | 152 | 145 | 78 | 319 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | NE 9 | — | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 6 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 739 | — | — | — | — | — | 322 | 871 | 428 | 430 | 399 | — | 49 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 834 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 595 | 422 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 71 |
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