Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.4° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • 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 9AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
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 Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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)
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
6
2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.8
SW
8
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
156
154
111
86
86
87
107
176
342
2027
2840
2693
2364
1722
769
934
2187
756
574
362
403
711
1217
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
25
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
50
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
W
45
W
50
W
35
W
25
W
15
SW
25
SW
40
SSW
55
S
55
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:18AM2.59m
1:52PM2.78m
2:47AM2.66m
3:12PM2.92m
4:02AM2.90m
4:18PM3.17m
Low Tide
6:44AM1.70m
8:34PM1.57m
9:04AM1.61m
9:52PM1.28m
10:08AM1.30m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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7:43
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7:46
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7:48
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6:15
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6:13
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 mm
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2
3
1
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1
1
1
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1
6
1
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2
2
7
5
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
13
11
11
10
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
10
8
7
5
8
0
-1
-2
0
0
3
3
3
6
8
10
9
5
3
3
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