Thurlestone Reef surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 22 May 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
12.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thurlestone Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
SW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
234
243
212
178
175
171
171
122
117
117
105
81
76
55
54
45
45
46
48
52
53
78
101
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
W
5
N
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:50PM3.54m
12:32PM3.13m
00:50AM3.34m
1:36PM3.01m
1:53AM3.19m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.82m
5:36AM0.80m
5:55PM1.12m
6:50AM1.02m
7:16PM1.31m
8:14AM1.09m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:05
9:07
9:07
Temp °C
16
18
18
16
17
16
17
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
19
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
16
17
18
15
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
18
16
17
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
SW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
268
234
243
212
178
175
171
171
122
117
117
105
81
76
55
54
45
45
46
48
52
51
78
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
Energy kJ
12
15
1
1
5
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
10
37
53
29
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
17
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
5
6
7
7
7
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.4
E
2
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
42
8
0
0
0
0
0
86
42
8
0
0
0
0
2
2
77
76
17
2
2
2
75
75
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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