Surf Forecasts:
Thurso East surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period, WNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, W swell with 260 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 13 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Thurso East this week:
The surf forecast for Thurso East over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Thurso East in the next 16 days are 1.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thurso East over the next 16 days.
Right, listen up, it’s Rusty here. The next two weeks at Thurso East are mostly flat and messy, but there’s a little window of fun if you time it right.
First up, Sunday the 12th of July gives us a clean 2ft WNW swell with weak energy (70), cross-off wind from the east, but the period is a short 8 seconds so it’s pretty gutless. By the afternoon it drops to 2ft and turns poor. Monday the 13th is similarly ordinary – clean 2ft but nothing exciting.
Now, Tuesday the 14th of July is the standout. Morning shows 3ft from the WNW with a 10-second period, combined energy 236 – moderate. Wind is offshore from the ESE, clean and light. By afternoon it bumps to 3ft at 11 seconds (242 moderate energy) with the same offshore breeze. The waves will have better shape and a bit more punch. For Thurso East, this is the best run of the whole stretch. Small, but clean and rideable.
Wednesday the 15th fades again to 2ft in the morning, still offshore but weak, and the afternoon goes poor. Thursday the 16th through the end of that week is tiny – 1.0ft to 1ft with weak energy and cross-off winds. Nothing worth paddling for.
Into the second week, around Sunday the 19th of July, we see a jump to 2ft to 2ft with a solid 12-second period (194 to 245 moderate energy), but cross-onshore winds from the NNE and N mess it up – choppy and ugly. Monday the 20th brings onshore wind from the NW and 5ft to 6ft of short-period 6-second slop (273 moderate energy). Poor quality.
Tuesday the 21st of July shows a big 7ft WNW swell with 10-second period and very strong energy of 772, cross-shore wind from the SW. This is a proper size, but at 7ft it’s for experts only. The wind is crossed up, making it tricky despite the long period suiting this point break. Afternoon gets blown out by 25 km/h cross-onshore wind.
From Wednesday the 22nd onward the pattern is mainly cross-onshore or onshore winds with lumpy conditions. The 23rd and 24th see 7ft to 7ft from the NNW with fresh cross-onshore winds – looks more like a kite session than a surf. By Sunday the 26th, we get a small 3ft clean cross-off setup, but only a 9-second period.
Water temp on the 12th of July is 55°, about average for the time of year.
So, the real highlight is Tuesday the 14th of July: clean, offshore, small but quality. The rest is mostly a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 14 |
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 kJ | 70 | 43 | 31 | 51 | 47 | 62 | 123 | 242 | 127 | 64 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 41 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:42PM4.70m | 8:15AM4.66m | 8:36PM4.92m | 9:14AM4.82m | 9:27PM5.10m | 10:07AM4.91m | 10:14PM5.21m | 10:57AM4.92m | 10:59PM5.25m | 11:45AM4.85m | 11:44PM5.19m | 12:31PM4.70m | 00:29AM5.05m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM1.67m | 2:06AM1.53m | 2:27PM1.53m | 2:58AM1.22m | 3:16PM1.44m | 3:47AM0.99m | 4:03PM1.40m | 4:34AM0.87m | 4:47PM1.44m | 5:20AM0.88m | 5:31PM1.54m | 6:05AM1.00m | 6:14PM1.70m | ||||||||
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 | 4:22 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 70 | 43 | 31 | 51 | 47 | 62 | 123 | 242 | 127 | 64 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NNW 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | W 14 | W 12 | — | W 18 | E 6 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | WNW 10 | N 7 | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 106 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 21 | — | NE 6 | W 19 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | W 12 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 51 | 166 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 184 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 647 | 192 | 0 |
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