Thurlestone Reef surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.1° 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 9AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)12121111111110101010121118181616161616899914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3611231151516645976968559084345703907139011848756911537247620188972801
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
0
S
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
WNW
15
SW
35
S
50
SSE
60
SSE
50
S
40
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
3.56
6:35PM
3.43
6:50AM
3.78
7:11PM
3.59
7:24AM
3.95
7:45PM
3.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
0.61
12:04AM
0.54
12:29PM
0.40
12:38AM
0.36
1:03PM
0.22
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--8:07-------8:06-------8:04-----
Sunset----4:44-------4:45-------4:47---
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1--11-------1---297411
Temp. °C88788888889109988989109898
Feels °C (?)54356666766644431-3-40021-1
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