Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.5° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
31
42
39
35
170
176
173
170
163
160
111
111
85
72
48
46
46
45
44
42
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:59AM4.08m
8:10PM4.29m
8:31AM4.10m
8:42PM4.21m
9:00AM4.04m
9:11PM4.05m
Low Tide
1:28PM-0.07m
1:50AM-0.21m
2:04PM-0.10m
2:23AM-0.14m
2:38PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:34
7:31
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
17
17
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