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Thurso East surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, WNW swell with 3,516 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 Wednesday (Sep 09) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Thurso East in the next 16 days are 3.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 12) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thurso East over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a brew and listen up. It’s Rusty here, looking at the next couple of weeks for Thurso East.
There’s a real mixed bag on the horizon. We're starting off with a whole lot of nothing much for the first few days. The surf is small and the wind is going to be all over the place, mostly cross and onshore. It’s a write-off until things start to fire up a bit later.
The first real highlight on the cards is the early hours of Saturday the 12th. This is the standout window. A fresh WSW groundswell pushes through at a solid 11.5ft, but it’s the wind that has me stoked. We're looking at a fresh offshore SSE breeze, which will be grooming Thurso East into proper shape. It’s a big, powerful wave, so it’s strictly for the experts out there. The swell energy is right up there too (3523), so there’s plenty of push behind it. The period is 13 seconds, which is a proper groundswell, ideal for the point. This is the one to be frothing on.
There’s a bit of a back-off after that, with the swell dropping and wind shifting onshore through Sunday and Monday, which will leave it a bit messy. The surf gets blown around again mid-next week with strong winds, so we'll see some lumpy conditions. But then, keep an eye on Thursday the 17th. It's not quite as big as the Saturday swell, but it's still a solid 8.2ft from the WNW with a clean cross-off breeze all day. It’ll be a much more manageable size, and the consistency is there. Solid waves without the absolute mayhem of the weekend before.
Looking further out, the forecast for the 23rd shows a massive pulse of energy (8298), pushing the swell up to 14.8ft with a long 15-second period. However, it's all under a strong onshore NW wind. The raw power is there, but it's going to be a churning, blown-out mess. That’s one to sit on the cliff and watch, not one to paddle out into. For a break this exposed, that’s going to be properly out of control.
So, to wrap it up. Storm the gates early on Saturday the 12th and again on Thursday the 17th. Everything else in between is either too small, too messy, or blown to bits. Keep the 23rd in the back of your mind as a potential spectacle, but it doesn't look like it'll be surfable.
Keep the wax warm.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 7 | W 9 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2280 | 1403 | 1126 | 253 | 162 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 730 | 542 | 854 | 1326 | 3516 | 2779 | 1993 | 1081 | 731 | 289 | 408 | 855 | 992 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:29PM4.65m | 8:16AM4.69m | 8:17PM4.95m | 9:00AM4.89m | 9:00PM5.19m | 9:38AM5.00m | 9:38PM5.31m | 10:12AM5.01m | 10:14PM5.32m | 10:45AM4.94m | 10:49PM5.21m | 11:16AM4.81m | 11:23PM5.00m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM1.99m | 1:50AM1.36m | 2:08PM1.71m | 2:35AM1.05m | 2:50PM1.49m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:29PM1.34m | 3:55AM0.82m | 4:05PM1.28m | 4:31AM0.90m | 4:40PM1.32m | 5:06AM1.09m | 5:15PM1.44m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | — | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | NNW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2280 | 1403 | — | 253 | 162 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1326 | 3516 | 2779 | 1993 | 1081 | 731 | 289 | 408 | 128 | 992 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | — | W 10 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 11 | WNW 14 | N 10 | NNE 9 | SE 7 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ESE 6 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | 186 | 89 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1111 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 80 | 98 | 135 | 153 | 3 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 12 | W 12 | — | N 11 | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 13 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | NNE 4 | NW 9 | — | W 9 | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | W 11 | W 7 | W 9 | SW 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 57 | 31 | 1126 | — | 101 | — | 5 | 4 | 730 | 542 | 854 | 20 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 855 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 786 | 522 | 1091 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 165 | 753 | 596 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
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