Thurso East Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. The pick of the bunch is Thurso East and it’s going to be a waiting game with a bit of a slow start.

First up, the water temp is sitting at 56°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

We’re looking at a pretty flat, grotty run from the get-go. Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd are a write-off – poor surf and cross-onshore winds making a mess of things. The good news is that by Sunday afternoon, the wind drops right back to glassy, and there’s a small 4 ft swell from the WNW, but it’s short period stuff, so nothing to get excited about.

Monday the 3rd is where it starts to get interesting. The morning brings a clean, 4 ft swell from the north with a light cross-offshore breeze, and by the afternoon, we’ve got a proper offshore wind from the SE with 4 ft of north swell. That’s going to be clean and tidy, and the combined energy’s moderate at 300 (235 in the arvo). It’s a point break, so that longer period groundswell will hold up nicely.

Tuesday the 4th is still rideable but smaller – 3 ft to 2 ft of north swell with a clean offshore wind, but wave energy drops right off to 91 and 71, so it’s weak. Still, if you’re keen, it’ll be clean.

Then we hit a big dry spell. Wednesday the 5th through to Sunday the 11th is pretty much a write-off – tiny, weak, onshore slop, and barely any energy. There’s a tiny window on Friday the 7th afternoon with a clean 3 ft west swell, but it’s marginal.

The real standout is Sunday the 9th – but it’s a big one. The morning’s got 8 ft of WNW swell, and by the afternoon it’s 10 ft of NW swell with moderate energy over 1200. That’s heavy, expert-only territory. It’s a bit cross-onshore, but if you’ve got the skills, that’s the biggest, most powerful swell of the whole forecast. Be warned – it’s a week out, so it’s promising but not locked in.

After that, we get a little respite on Monday the 10th with 4 ft of north swell, but it’s messy. Tuesday the 11th is flat again.

We’ve got another decent run starting Thursday the 13th – 7 ft of west swell, clean, but a bit short period. Then Friday the 14th is the other standout: 5 ft in the morning, 6 ft in the afternoon, both from the west-northwest with offshore winds, clean conditions, and moderate energy. That’s the best of the second week, and it’ll be glassy and clean.

The last weekend, Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th, gets blown out again by strong onshore winds, so it’s a no-go.

Overall, the best sessions are Monday 3rd, Sunday 9th for the big stuff, and Friday 14th for clean, solid waves. If you’re after a crowd-free point break with proper shape, keep an eye on those windows.

Rusty.

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