Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
17.1°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 (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 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.5
SW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
312
201
195
176
115
82
81
43
24
24
23
11
11
184
541
691
759
656
656
508
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:16PM3.20m
5:47AM3.20m
5:58PM3.53m
6:23AM3.52m
6:34PM3.83m
Low Tide
10:53AM1.22m
11:20PM0.92m
11:29AM0.88m
11:52PM0.56m
12:02PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
20
18
16
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
18
19
17
13
Feels °C
14
16
18
16
14
11
12
12
14
15
15
17
16
18
16
15
17
17
17
13
10
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