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Thurso East surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period, W swell with 12,476 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s 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 Sunday (Sep 06) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. 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 6.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 21ft (6.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thurso East over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. I’ve had a proper look at what’s coming our way and to be honest, it’s a tough stretch for Thurso East. This is a world-class point, but the conditions over the next sixteen days are going to test your patience. Don't expect any easy sessions; a lot of this is for expert-level paddlers only.
The main problem is the wind. For the first week, we’re looking at a brutal run of strong, onshore and cross-onshore winds that are going to ruin what could have been some solid swell. There is a glimmer of hope right at the very end.
The only real standouts in the whole window are the mornings of Thursday the 10th and Friday the 18th. Thursday the 10th is the best bet, a rare moment of calm. We’ve got a small but clean 3ft swell rolling in from the WNW with light offshore winds from the SE. The energy is weak (83), but with those light breezes you’ll find clean, glassy lines. Crowds are possible here, but on a day like this you might have it to yourself. It’s a long period groundswell of 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit soft and fat; not a day for big barrels, but a good chance to get wet without getting hammered.
Then, Friday the 18th morning offers something similar. A 2ft W swell, again with light cross-offshore winds from the SSW (109). The energy is still weak, but it’s clean and surfable. The period is short at 9 seconds, so it’ll be a bit choppy but manageable. After that, it looks like it shuts down again with more messy conditions.
There is a massive pulse of energy on Tuesday the 8th of September – a 21ft W swell with a 12-second period (12,476 combined energy). That is a huge, powerful groundswell. But with a 25 mph cross-onshore wind it will be a complete washing machine. That is not for paddle surfing; you’d want to be on a kite. Similarly, the weekend of the 12th and 13th sees solid 8ft to 12ft WNW swells, but the wind is straight onshore or on it. The energy is strong (over 2000), but the quality will be blown out and messy.
So, the outlook is bleak for the most part. There’s a big gap of poor-to-horrible conditions between the 4th and the 9th, and then again after the 10th. The forecast confidence for the end of the month is pretty low given it’s so far out, but the 18th shape looks promising. It’s a grind.
Signing off,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 625 | 3467 | 2457 | 1231 | 1201 | 446 | 93 | 88 | 99 | 314 | 399 | 1485 | 1168 | 12476 | 2721 | 1019 | 495 | 185 | 81 | 84 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 2:10PM4.17m | 2:47AM4.12m | 3:31PM4.04m | 4:29AM4.01m | 5:06PM4.09m | 6:11AM4.14m | 6:28PM4.33m | 7:23AM4.42m | 7:29PM4.65m | 8:16AM4.69m | 8:17PM4.95m | 9:00AM4.89m | 9:00PM5.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM2.02m | 8:29PM2.21m | 9:12AM2.31m | 10:04PM2.29m | 10:53AM2.41m | 11:44PM2.10m | 12:19PM2.25m | 00:56AM1.73m | 1:20PM1.99m | 1:50AM1.36m | 2:08PM1.71m | 2:35AM1.05m | 2:50PM1.49m | 3:16AM0.87m | |||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | SE 7 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 625 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 446 | 93 | 88 | 99 | 9 | 399 | 1485 | 1168 | — | — | — | 495 | 185 | 81 | 84 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 6 | W 16 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NW 7 | NNW 5 | — |
| kJ | 31 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 78 | 31 | 7 | 21 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | SE 5 | N 8 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | W 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | SE 3 | SW 2 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 3467 | 2457 | 1231 | 1201 | — | 11 | 11 | 14 | 314 | — | 46 | 108 | 12476 | 2721 | 1019 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 248 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 375 | 616 | 769 | 423 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 165 | 184 | 2 | 1143 | 695 | 896 | 592 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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