Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 5AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.7
SSW
6
2.2
SW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.5
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.3
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.9
SW
7
2
SW
7
2.1
SW
8
2.1
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
9
2.2
W
9
2
W
9
1.3
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
93
175
424
1136
1508
1626
1077
990
660
512
244
324
331
418
503
676
666
1260
1041
866
705
278
192
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
S
45
S
50
SSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:03AM3.85m
8:13PM4.15m
8:33AM3.96m
8:43PM4.19m
9:04AM3.99m
9:14PM4.15m
Low Tide
1:25AM0.10m
1:34PM0.12m
1:56AM-0.08m
2:07PM-0.01m
2:28AM-0.16m
2:40PM-0.05m
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
15
3
2
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
13
10
10
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
13
14
14
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