Thurlestone Reef surfForecast / Devon (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 11 May 2026 BST
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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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thurlestone Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.7
W
4
1
W
4
1.5
W
5
1.5
W
5
1.4
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
20
19
18
27
17
17
17
17
17
12
14
36
120
119
97
80
52
92
96
67
45
28
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:15PM2.87m
2:33AM3.12m
3:23PM3.06m
3:38AM3.30m
4:24PM3.32m
4:38AM3.52m
Low Tide
8:05PM1.41m
9:00AM1.08m
9:25PM1.18m
10:00AM0.77m
10:23PM0.84m
10:50AM0.44m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:50
8:52
8:52
1
Temp °C
13
12
10
8
8
8
11
14
13
13
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
8
7
6
4
4
4
7
9
7
8
6
5
3
1
2
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
SW
16
0.5
W
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
Energy kJ
18
18
20
19
18
27
17
17
17
17
17
10
10
6
6
6
5
10
47
92
96
67
45
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
S
19
0.2
W
3
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
1
1
7
1
7
7
6
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
2
10
10
10
9
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
2
7
2
13
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
W
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
1
W
4
1.5
W
5
1.5
W
5
1.4
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
Energy kJ
2
5
4
1
1
1
1
3
4
6
8
14
36
120
119
97
80
52
22
18
26
37
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
268
554
256
164
131
315
130
471
471
549
354
427
503
505
753
918
849
757
286
286
286
751
751
366
Best forecast wave conditions in South Devon
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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