Thurso East Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.61° N 3.50° W

Thurso East WaveFinder

Issued: 6 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurso East sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.1° 

Thurso East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Thurso East surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, W swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, W swell with 339 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W 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 (Jul 08) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 1.1m and 6s is also forecast. 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 1.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Wed 8th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 9s
Best Surf10PM (Wed 8th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 9s
Most Powerful 7PM (Fri 10th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thurso East over the next 16 days.


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