Thurso East Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. I’m Rusty, and I’ve got the goods on Thurso East for the next couple of weeks.

First up, the water temp is around 55°, pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

Right now, the outlook kicks off on Saturday afternoon, July 11th, with a clean 4 ft swell out of the W, period at a decent 9 seconds. The wind is a light cross-off from the ENE at 6 mph, so conditions are looking clean. The combined energy is moderate at 204, and honestly, this is your best bet for a while—a proper standout. This is a classic expert point break that’s fairly consistent, but expect crowds sometimes. The swell direction from the W is right on the money for its optimum from NNW.

Sunday morning, July 12th, drops off quick: 2 ft from the WNW, period 8 seconds, and only 70 energy. It’s clean with light cross-off wind, but the size is tiny. Afternoon is even smaller, 2 ft, and not worth paddling out for. Monday the 13th stays small with the same 2 ft waves, clean mornings but drop kicking to poor by the afternoon.

Tuesday the 14th sees a little pulse: morning has 3 ft from the WNW, period 10 seconds, with an offshore ESE breeze at 9 mph, moderate energy at 217. Conditions are clean and lined up. Afternoon bumps to 3 ft from the W, period 11 seconds, moderate offshore wind, and 242 energy. Still clean, but it’s only really surfable, not amazing.

Then we hit a proper dry spell. From Wednesday the 15th right through to Saturday the 25th of July, it’s mostly tiny junk—under 2 ft, short period, and often ruined by onshore or cross-on winds. There’s a couple of clean mornings with 2 ft to 2 ft in there, but nothing you’d get out of bed for. The combined energy stays low, often under 100. On the 23rd a sloppy 4 ft shows up, but it’s from the WNW with a pathetic 5-second period—just drifty and weak. Kite surfers might find something on the 24th when it hits 6 ft and 7 ft from the WNW, but with strong cross-onshore winds around 25-28 mph, it’s messy and blown out for a paddle board.

The only other flicker of hope is Sunday the 26th of July. Morning has 3 ft from the WNW with glassy conditions and a NW breeze at 3 mph, energy at 120. It’s clean but small, and the afternoon has a clean cross-off, same size. Still, nothing to write home about.

So, the standout is Saturday the 11th. That’s your one and only real call. After that, a gap of about two weeks of flat or poor conditions. Long-range stuff on the 26th is promising but too far out to count on.

Rusty.

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