Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Thurlestone Reef today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 4AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, strong winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
20
19
19
28
53
18
25
18
18
16
13
7
7
7
7
7
7
12
19
18
27
33
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
45
E
40
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
25
E
20
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:16AM2.57m
3:13PM2.68m
4:13AM2.61m
4:59PM2.88m
5:36AM2.86m
5:56PM3.20m
Low Tide
9:13AM1.65m
10:11PM1.55m
10:32AM1.45m
11:08PM1.28m
11:20AM1.17m
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6:15
6:16
6:18
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8:19
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
19
20
17
16
17
19
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
12
14
16
15
15
13
13
12
10
10
10
11
12
13
10
9
11
13
14
15
17
19
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