Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 1AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
1.3
SW
5
1.9
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.5
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
13
23
24
33
49
65
54
54
58
68
87
275
416
284
204
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:36PM3.52m
6:58AM3.43m
7:10PM3.80m
7:31AM3.67m
7:42PM4.01m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.64m
12:31PM0.58m
00:54AM0.35m
1:02PM0.32m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:08
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
19
18
Feels °C
18
16
15
15
16
18
16
17
16
16
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
16
16
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