Thurso East Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at the next stretch of days for the Thurso East zone. It’s a mixed bag of waiting and hoping, but there are a couple of windows that will get the heart rate up.

We start off pretty flat and rough. The first useful surf doesn't really show itself until Sunday morning the 6th. We’ve got a drop in size to 3ft of west swell, but the wind swings offshore from the SSE, which cleans it right up. It’s small, but it’s clean. Energy is weak at 210, so you'll be working for it. The water temp is sitting at 57°F, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing too wild there.

The next day, Monday the 7th, sees a bit more push with 5ft of west swell, but the window is short and the period drops to 7 seconds – that’s a short-period, crumbly sort of wave. It’s clean, but not great. Then we get smashed. Tuesday the 8th is a no-go; the swell jumps to 13ft with a strong cross-onshore wind and near gale force gusts. Combined energy is insane at 7240, but it’ll be a full-on, blown-out mess. That’s not for paddling.

The mid-week is pretty poor too. There’s a peak on Wednesday the 9th of 7ft but the wind is onshore, and the period is weak at 8 seconds. We need to wait until Thursday the 10th. That morning there's a small 3ft north swell, with an offshore ESE breeze, energy is weak at 175. It’s surfable, but ordinary.

The big one, the real standout, is Sunday the 13th. The whole day has 6ft of WNW groundswell with a 9-second period, which is decent. The winds go light and variable, going glassy in the afternoon. Energy is moderate at 508. The morning looks excellent, and the afternoon is glassy – clean surf is a major positive. This is the best of the first week, hands down.

After that, we have some more wind and bump for the next few days. The surf drops back down for the 14th and 15th, with more cross-onshore winds. Not great.

Looking to the second week, the long-range stuff is promising but less certain. The standouts are the morning of Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th. Saturday the 19th has a solid 8ft of WNW swell, and the wind is glassy from the NNW. Energy is strong at 1131. This is for the experts though, as it’s pushing over 8ft. Sunday the 20th is slightly smaller at 7ft, but with a clean offshore SE breeze and a longer 11-second period. That’s going to be polished. These two mornings are the pick of the entire run.

So, overall, there's a lot of waiting, and a couple of days where you’d be better off doing something else. But, that Sunday the 13th, and the final Saturday and Sunday, are worth circling on the calendar. Keep it patient, and be ready to move when the wind goes right.

Rusty, out.

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