Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
19.0° C
2.0° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 3AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
24
35
33
24
31
31
24
19
19
42
42
11
34
34
36
37
56
180
213
218
218
177
119
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:18PM3.89m
10:38AM3.64m
10:50PM3.60m
11:10AM3.40m
11:23PM3.29m
11:45AM3.15m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.30m
4:17PM0.52m
4:37AM0.62m
4:52PM0.84m
5:11AM0.96m
5:31PM1.18m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
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8:29
8:27
8:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
19
20
21
21
19
18
17
16
16
17
19
20
19
17
16
16
16
18
19
20
19
15
Feels °C
14
16
17
18
17
16
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
12
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