Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.2° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 2AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
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)
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.9
SW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
81
145
232
344
455
394
312
253
195
192
115
82
81
43
40
40
23
11
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
S
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:15PM2.87m
4:59AM2.87m
5:16PM3.20m
5:47AM3.20m
5:58PM3.53m
Low Tide
10:43PM1.29m
10:53AM1.22m
11:20PM0.92m
11:29AM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:12
7:09
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
16
15
14
14
16
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
18
17
17
17
17
16
15
17
18
17
14
12
11
11
14
15
17
17
16
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