Thurso East Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a look at what's in store for the local stretch. The next few days are a bit of a mixed bag, but there's a couple of windows that'll get the heart pumping.

The water's sitting at about 54°, which is bang on average for this time of year – nothing to shock the system there.

The first real chance of anything decent won't be until Saturday the 4th of July. Thursday the 2nd and Friday the 3rd are a total write-off, with strong cross-onshore winds making a mess of things. On Saturday morning, Thurso East (Scotland) will have a period of cleaner conditions with a light cross-offshore breeze from the SSE. Swell will be around 5ft out of the WNW with a 10-second period, giving the place a bit of energy (512) and some shape. It's a window of clean surf, but it's not huge and it's only a morning fling before the wind shifts onshore again. This spot is an expert-level point break, so it's not for the faint-hearted, and it can get crowded.

Sunday the 5th is a write-off until the very end of the day. Sunday afternoon goes glassy, with a calm breeze from the ESE, but the wave height drops to a tiny 3ft with weak energy (158). It’s surfable, but it’s ordinary.

The best of the bunch looks to be Tuesday the 7th of July. Early morning, we get light rain and glassy conditions with a SSW breeze. Swell bumps up to 6ft from the west, and even though the period is a short 6 seconds, the combined energy reads a decent 284. The wind is dead calm, so it'll be clean and make the most of that punchy little swell. This is a genuine standout – a small, clean window that will fire. It’s an expert point break, so you’ll need your wits about you, and crowds are a possibility.

A second, more promising window shows up around Friday the 10th of July. Thursday the 9th is clean with some light offshore winds, but the swell is only 4ft. Friday morning, however, has a clean 4ft WNW swell with an 11-second period and light offshore winds from the ESE. The energy reads 448, and it'll be clean. Friday afternoon follows suit with a 4ft swell and moderate offshore winds. Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th will have some clean conditions but the swell drops away to almost nothing, with energy falling into the double digits.

After that, there’s a big lull. From Sunday the 12th afternoon right through until Thursday the 16th, there's barely any push, with tiny swells and weak energy. The next flicker of interest doesn't pop up until the following week. On Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th, you'll get clean but tiny waves – just 2ft to 3ft. Then, on Friday the 17th of July, there’s a little pulse of 6ft from the west, but it's onshore wind and a short 6-second period, so it’ll be lumpy and messy. Not worth making plans for.

So, the standout sessions are definitely Tuesday morning the 7th for the glassy, punchy conditions, and then Friday the 10th for the clean, longer-period groundswell.

Rusty

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