Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
19
28
34
33
32
25
15
14
14
5
5
5
5
6
24
44
64
69
108
168
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ESE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:56PM3.20m
6:22AM3.16m
6:36PM3.52m
6:58AM3.43m
7:10PM3.80m
Low Tide
11:20AM1.17m
11:49PM0.96m
11:58AM0.87m
00:23AM0.64m
12:31PM0.58m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
17
20
20
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
20
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
12
15
16
16
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
15
16
13
15
15
15
16
16
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