Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
16.4°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 12PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)16ft (5.0m)15s
Afternoon (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SW
16
5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
2
WSW
6
3
SW
7
4
SW
9
5
SW
10
5
SW
11
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
4.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
3
W
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6350
10593
11939
6776
2276
1756
1899
1288
964
763
319
907
2783
4661
5361
3706
3288
5470
2365
1967
3388
2314
534
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
60
NW
70
NW
65
NW
60
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
40
SW
50
SW
60
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:57AM3.21m
5:08PM3.47m
5:40AM3.54m
5:51PM3.75m
6:19AM3.83m
6:32PM3.98m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.94m
11:13PM0.55m
11:28AM0.57m
11:48PM0.21m
12:05PM0.22m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:52
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6:08
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6:07
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 mm
4
1
4
1
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2
6
8
3
1
5
1
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Temp °C
13
13
9
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
15
16
16
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
9
1
-6
-3
-2
1
2
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
6
3
2
0
2
3
5
6
7
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