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Thurlestone Reef surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thurlestone Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Thurlestone Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thurlestone Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | |
24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 27 | 68 | 142 | 119 | 111 | 93 | 74 | 154 | 123 | 67 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:23PM3.06m | 3:38AM3.30m | 4:24PM3.32m | 4:38AM3.52m | 5:17PM3.61m | 5:33AM3.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM1.08m | 9:25PM1.18m | 10:00AM0.77m | 10:23PM0.84m | 10:50AM0.44m | 11:12PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | 8:54 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
 kJ | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 154 | 123 | 67 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 68 | 142 | 119 | 111 | 93 | 54 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 441 | 438 | 471 | 549 | 501 | 469 | 503 | 478 | 753 | 928 | 849 | 1093 | 286 | 286 | 8 | 8 | 173 | 175 | 297 | 267 | 17 | 128 |
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