Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 7PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
7
1
W
8
0.6
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
170
173
123
156
64
48
90
90
96
115
71
201
214
81
102
101
99
81
140
144
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:54AM3.70m
10:09PM3.55m
10:23AM3.45m
10:40PM3.25m
10:57AM3.18m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.43m
3:56AM0.60m
4:13PM0.74m
4:27AM0.93m
4:47PM1.09m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:25
7:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
15
14
15
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
11
11
12
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
13
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