Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
18.6° C
2.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 7PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.6
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.4
SE
5
0.1
S
19
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
4
3
5
1
1
1
1
5
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
7
7
2
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
SE
15
SW
15
WSW
20
N
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
10
SSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
High Tide
9:26AM3.93m
9:39PM4.26m
10:07AM3.85m
10:19PM4.11m
10:46AM3.70m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.07m
3:19AM-0.04m
3:30PM0.21m
4:00AM0.15m
4:12PM0.43m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:17
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
21
24
22
19
19
17
20
21
20
22
21
18
16
14
16
19
20
17
18
Feels °C
21
19
17
22
19
16
16
15
17
18
18
20
18
15
12
8
9
14
15
15
16
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