
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurlestone Reef today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thurlestone Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
86 | 87 | 107 | 202 | 363 | 1868 | 2663 | 2602 | 2129 | 1751 | 1708 | 1364 | 1183 | 2101 | 696 | 481 | 320 | 392 | 1174 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:52PM2.78m | 2:47AM2.66m | 3:12PM2.92m | 4:02AM2.90m | 4:18PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM1.57m | 9:04AM1.61m | 9:52PM1.28m | 10:08AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
86 | 87 | 107 | 68 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 881 | 696 | 481 | 117 | 117 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | SW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
2 | 8 | 40 | 202 | 363 | 1868 | 2663 | 2602 | 2129 | 1751 | 1708 | 1364 | 1183 | 2101 | — | — | 320 | 392 | 1174 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 77 | 182 | 76 | 128 | 500 | 520 | 520 | 500 | 519 | 339 | 339 | 172 | 42 | 41 | 77 | 215 | 475 | 346 |
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