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Thurlestone Reef surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Thurlestone Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 2AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Thurlestone Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 45 | 56 | 68 | 183 | 138 | 81 | 123 | 195 | 192 | 147 | 129 | 278 | 131 | 141 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:06PM3.87m | 6:25AM3.94m | 6:52PM4.06m | 7:15AM4.06m | 7:38PM4.18m | 8:04AM4.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.15m | 12:18PM-0.06m | 00:41AM-0.09m | 1:01PM-0.17m | 1:25AM-0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | S 13 | W 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 47 | 81 | 123 | 195 | 192 | 147 | 129 | 278 | 82 | 79 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | — | W 16 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 54 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 45 | 56 | 68 | 183 | 138 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 29 | 37 | 64 | 111 | 131 | 141 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 484 | 484 | 232 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 420 | 443 | 438 | 221 | 221 | 8 | 8 | 221 | 227 | 227 | 380 | 227 | 175 | 163 | 144 | 77 | 87 |
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