Thurso East Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s check out what Thurso East has cookin’ over the next couple weeks.

Water temp is 54°, right around average for this time of year – nothin’ wild.

First off, there’s some swell on the way, but the first few days are rough. Saturday, July 4th starts with a 6ft W swell at 10 seconds, cross-off wind in the morning but it goes downhill quick with a fresh cross-onshore in the afternoon. The combined energy is moderate (627), but the conditions just ain’t clean.

Sunday, July 5th – now this is the one. Morning’s a bust with cross-on wind and lumpy 4ft swell. But Sunday afternoon? Glassy. NNE wind at 3 mph, clean 3ft WNW swell at 9 seconds. The energy is low-moderate (158), but that glassy surface and the point break setup could give you some real nice lines. Crowds might show up, so be ready.

Monday the 6th is a mess – onshore wind and building swell, then by afternoon it’s a fresh cross-onshore with 7ft of lumpy, short-period stuff at 6 seconds. No thanks.

Tuesday the 7th has the biggest swell – 8ft from the W, period 8 seconds, combined energy a strong 766. But it’s onshore wind and rain, making it marginal. That size with onshore wind is expert-only and still not clean. Afternoon drops to 6ft with light NW wind, still onshore but a bit better.

Wednesday the 8th through Friday the 10th is mostly poor – cross-onshore or onshore wind, chop, messy. One bright spot is Thursday the 9th morning: glassy NE wind at 3 mph with 3ft swell – surfable but ordinary, low energy (138).

From Friday the 10th afternoon through Sunday the 12th, the wind turns offshore from the SE, which is ideal for Thurso East. But the swell is small – 2ft to 3ft – and energy is weak to moderate. Best of that stretch is Saturday the 11th morning: 3ft W swell at 10 seconds, SE offshore wind at 19 mph, combined energy 202 – moderate. Clean but small.

After Sunday the 12th afternoon, it fades fast. Monday the 13th onward, swell drops below 2ft, with onshore or cross-shore wind. The rest of the week into the 19th is flat or near flat, with tiny, weak swell and persistent onshore wind. Nothin’ worth paddling out for.

So the real standout is Sunday afternoon, July 5th – glassy, clean 3ft swell from the WNW, low crowds, classic point break shape. After that, the offshore windows from the 10th to 12th could be worth a look, but it’s gonna be small and clean, not big and pumping.

Rusty.

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