Surf Forecasts:
Thurso East surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period, NNW swell with 1,230 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW 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 Thursday (Jul 30) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 8s. 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 2.2m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thurso East over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, but in feet and miles this time.
It’s a pretty bleak outlook for the next couple of weeks. There’s some size coming in, but the wind is constantly messing things up.
Thurso East (Scotland) – Expert point break, fairly consistent. Water temp is 55° – normal for the time of year. Not much else to cheer about.
The first real chance is Wednesday afternoon, August 3rd. A solid NW groundswell hits around 7 ft with an 11-second period. That’s a big push of energy (971), but the wind is cross-onshore from the NNW at 6 mph. It’s messy. By the afternoon it drops to 6 ft with a 10-second period, still cross-onshore. You can get out, but it won’t be pretty.
The absolute best session – the only one I’d bother with – is Sunday morning, August 9th. Tiny surf – maybe 0.7 ft from the west – but the wind goes offshore from the SE at 9 mph. Dead clean. Energy is very low (14), so you’re looking at glassy little peelers perfect for a longboard. Sunday afternoon stays clean with offshore wind at 12 mph.
Monday afternoon, August 10th is worth a mention – tiny 3 ft from the NW with a short 4-second period, but the wind goes glassy. Clean, but weak and crumbly.
After that, it’s just cross-onshore chop and lumpy conditions. There’s a pulse on Tuesday, August 11th with 6 ft from the WNW (7-second period, energy 339), but the wind is cross-onshore at 9 mph. It’ll be bumpy and frustrating.
If you want clean, go for the Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th. The bigger stuff earlier in the week is there, but it won’t be fun.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 12 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 98 | 102 | 81 | 85 | 307 | 218 | 200 | 133 | 147 | 380 | 414 | 259 | 1230 | 935 | 586 | 289 | 232 | 151 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:42PM4.80m | 10:12AM4.53m | 10:14PM4.89m | 10:43AM4.59m | 10:44PM4.94m | 11:14AM4.61m | 11:15PM4.95m | 11:46AM4.59m | 11:48PM4.91m | 12:20PM4.52m | 00:23AM4.81m | 12:59PM4.42m | 1:04AM4.67m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM1.44m | 4:04PM1.69m | 4:30AM1.35m | 4:37PM1.63m | 5:03AM1.31m | 5:10PM1.63m | 5:36AM1.32m | 5:43PM1.68m | 6:12AM1.38m | 6:19PM1.78m | 6:50AM1.50m | 6:59PM1.93m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
 | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:29 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 12 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 264 | 98 | 102 | 81 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 96 | 147 | 2 | — | 259 | 1230 | 935 | 586 | 289 | 6 | 6 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | N 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 80 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 55 | 34 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | N 8 | SE 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 33 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | 85 | 307 | 218 | 200 | 133 | 95 | 380 | 414 | 181 | — | — | 16 | — | 232 | 151 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 414 | 292 | 25 | 2 | 78 | 963 | 414 | 215 | 315 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 95 |
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