Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.3° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1
W
4
0.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
11
1.6
W
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
32
329
119
131
166
191
170
575
123
91
161
39
86
93
96
114
79
201
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:40PM3.82m
9:54AM3.70m
10:09PM3.55m
10:23AM3.45m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.17m
3:26AM0.29m
3:42PM0.43m
3:56AM0.60m
4:13PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:28
7:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
16
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
11
10
12
11
9
10
10
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