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Thurlestone Reef in South Devon is a quite exposed reef break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the southwest. A reef breaks right. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Thurlestone Reef Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Thurlestone Reef surf quality by season and Thurlestone Reef surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Thurlestone Reef:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bantham	1 mi
Second closest break	Hope Cove	1 mi
Third closest break	Bigbury Bay	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Challaborough	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Bolt Head	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Thurlestone Reef:
Closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	50 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	99 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	107 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	144 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	172 mi
Tide stations nearest to Thurlestone Reef:
Closest tide station	Devonport, England	16 mi
Second closest tide station	Devonport, England	16 mi
Third closest tide station	Ilfracombe, England	67 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ilfracombe, England	67 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Weymouth, England	67 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Thurlestone Reef:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	293 mi
Second closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	314 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	315 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	316 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	321 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Thurlestone Reef:
Closest city location	Kingsbridge (United Kingdom)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Salcombe (United Kingdom)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Yealmpton (United Kingdom)	8 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ivybridge (United Kingdom)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Wembury (United Kingdom)	10 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Thurlestone Reef is Plymouth Airport (PLH) in England, 25 km (16 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Thurlestone Reef is Exeter Airport (EXT), also in England, 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 82 km (51 miles) away.
• Yeovilton Airport (YEO) in U.k. is 120 km (75 miles) away.
• Guernsey Airport (GCI) in Guernsey Isld. is the fifth nearest airport to Thurlestone Reef and is 129 km (80 miles) away.