Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurlestone Reef today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 1AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Thurlestone Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 33 | 49 | 65 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 68 | 87 | 275 | 416 | 284 | 204 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:36PM3.52m | 6:58AM3.43m | 7:10PM3.80m | 7:31AM3.67m | 7:42PM4.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.64m | 12:31PM0.58m | 00:54AM0.35m | 1:02PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 8 | E 5 | W 8 | WSW 8 | S 12 | W 7 | S 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 5 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 4 | S 12 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 10 | — | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | — | 33 | 49 | 65 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 68 | 87 | 275 | 416 | 284 | 204 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 183 | 202 | 465 | 471 | 471 | 273 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 65 | 65 | 114 | 175 | 175 | 288 | 488 | 42 | 85 |
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