Thurlestone Reef surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 BST
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Thurlestone Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thurlestone Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 11PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (19 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Thurlestone Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.3
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
3
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
719
808
828
796
872
4070
2027
2919
2376
1050
878
657
514
407
343
278
220
192
142
154
171
204
260
286
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:12PM4.12m
9:44AM3.80m
10:02PM3.96m
10:37AM3.57m
10:54PM3.76m
11:32AM3.33m
Low Tide
2:28PM-0.02m
2:56AM-0.07m
3:13PM0.20m
3:44AM0.18m
4:00PM0.50m
4:36AM0.49m
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:01
9:02
9:04
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
18
5
5
5
5
6
6
9
9
9
11
11
12
11
12
11
12
12
12
13
16
16
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
18
0.3
WSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
4
13
59
132
395
2383
2027
2919
2376
1050
878
657
514
407
343
278
220
192
142
154
171
204
260
286
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
6
6
5
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
6
7
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.3
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
3
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
719
808
828
796
872
4070
1735
1387
2
2
4
7
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
297
297
297
520
557
175
175
273
87
87
42
77
77
2
2
2
2
2
75
0
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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