Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
16.7°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 5PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, near gales from the NW by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
22
11
10
10
15
31
78
103
122
144
140
163
156
154
131
86
86
87
101
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
W
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:19AM2.99m
11:57PM2.71m
12:29PM2.82m
1:18AM2.59m
1:52PM2.78m
Low Tide
5:03PM1.31m
5:18AM1.48m
6:12PM1.56m
6:44AM1.70m
8:34PM1.57m
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clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
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7:41
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7:43
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6:16
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6:15
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1
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Temp °C
9
13
13
12
11
9
9
8
10
13
13
13
13
12
10
10
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
7
6
6
5
3
3
3
5
7
6
8
9
9
7
7
7
8
8
8
6
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