Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.4° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
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)
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
14
1.7
SSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.7
SW
9
1.5
SW
9
2.1
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
87
107
202
363
1868
2663
2602
2129
1751
1708
1364
1183
2101
696
481
320
392
1174
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
40
W
55
WSW
50
W
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
40
SSW
50
S
60
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:52PM2.78m
2:47AM2.66m
3:12PM2.92m
4:02AM2.90m
4:18PM3.17m
Low Tide
8:34PM1.57m
9:04AM1.61m
9:52PM1.28m
10:08AM1.30m
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
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7:46
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7:48
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6:15
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6:13
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6:10
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 mm
—
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1
3
1
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1
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1
2
1
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3
5
6
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
15
Feels °C
8
7
6
5
0
0
0
1
2
4
2
3
4
6
9
9
6
3
5
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