Surf Forecasts:
Thurso East surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period, WNW swell with 1,130 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s 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 Saturday (Jul 04) at 7AM. 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 East in the next 16 days are 2.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 10PM. 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 2s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thurso East over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here with the skinny on the local breaks. It’s a bumpy road ahead, but there’s a couple of diamonds in the rough if you’re patient.
The first proper crack comes on July 4th. Saturday morning at Thurso East is shaping up to be the pick of the whole run. We’re looking at a 6ft swell out of the west, with a 10-second period – that’s proper groundswell with some grunt. The combined energy is moderate (561), but the real story is the wind: light from the south, giving us a clean, slightly offshore breeze. That’s going to set the point up nicely for some long, peeling walls. The water’s at 54°, which is spot on for the season, nothing weird. This is an expert spot, so bring your A-game. The optimum swell direction is a touch to the north, but this is still a cracker.
That Saturday afternoon gets chewed up by a fresh cross-onshore, so be on it early. Sunday afternoon has a small window: a 4ft swell from the west-northwest, but the wind turns offshore from the east-southeast, light at 6 mph. It’ll be small, clean, and surfable, but nothing to write home about.
We hit a quiet spell from Monday the 6th through the 12th of July. The swell goes tiny, the energy drops, and the winds are mostly messy. On the 10th, there’s a glassy morning, but the waves are only 3ft and weak. It’s a lot of sitting and waiting.
Now, mark this one down. Tuesday the 14th of July is your second real highlight. We get a fresh 4ft swell from the west, with an 11-second period – that’s good energy building. The combined energy is 357, and the wind is our friend. In the morning it’s glassy from the southeast, and by the afternoon it’s a clean offshore at 12 mph. That’s prime Thurso East. Water temp is normal for the time of year.
After that, the 15th and 16th see the swell crash down, with strong offshores leaving the waves too weak to ride. By the 18th, it’s knee-high dribble. So, mark your calendar for the 4th of July morning and the 14th of July. Those are your sessions. The rest is for the die-hards or for getting the gear sorted.
Stay salty.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
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 kJ | 517 | 759 | 1020 | 561 | 614 | 383 | 287 | 193 | 120 | 90 | 89 | 73 | 82 | 130 | 113 | 212 | 166 | 230 | 179 | 190 | 186 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39AM4.37m | 11:39PM4.72m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM1.88m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 4:11 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | 10:19 | — | — | 10:16 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1020 | 561 | — | 383 | — | 193 | 120 | 90 | 89 | 66 | 82 | 130 | 113 | 115 | 65 | 27 | 179 | 190 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 24 | 73 | 50 | 93 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 2 | — | W 4 | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | 517 | 759 | — | — | 614 | — | 287 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | — | 100 | 212 | 166 | 230 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 347 | 1 | 0 | 1114 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 72 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
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