Thurlestone Reef surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.3
SW
10
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
16
76
156
188
160
157
157
200
298
273
263
258
258
220
212
204
204
208
170
163
136
108
99
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31AM3.26m
11:53PM3.35m
12:40PM2.98m
1:07AM3.13m
2:05PM2.84m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.54m
5:00PM0.88m
5:42AM0.94m
6:06PM1.25m
7:12AM1.21m
7:48PM1.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:03
6:01
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8:21
8:22
8:23
8:25
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
10
9
8
9
11
11
10
11
11
10
9
10
12
13
13
13
13
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
7
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SSE
5
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
9
Energy kJ
5
4
76
156
188
160
157
157
200
298
273
263
258
258
220
212
204
204
208
170
163
136
108
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.3
SW
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.7
SW
12
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
3
16
4
4
4
4
152
4
4
2
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
1
E
4
1
E
4
1
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
Energy kJ
27
24
33
33
33
33
33
27
23
23
23
24
18
9
5
3
1
1
2
2
25
11
10
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
202
229
435
211
101
91
91
91
76
77
202
171
76
75
2
2
2
2
75
75
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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