Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.4° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
53
18
25
15
18
14
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
12
19
18
35
34
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
NE
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
25
ESE
15
SE
10
S
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:13PM2.68m
4:13AM2.61m
4:59PM2.88m
5:36AM2.86m
5:56PM3.20m
Low Tide
10:11PM1.55m
10:32AM1.45m
11:08PM1.28m
11:20AM1.17m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
17
16
17
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
12
14
14
15
16
18
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