Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 6PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
213
218
216
161
98
76
47
45
43
28
14
7
14
24
22
18
9
9
8
8
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
SSE
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
SSE
10
WNW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:45AM3.15m
00:03AM2.99m
12:31PM2.91m
00:56AM2.73m
1:35PM2.72m
Low Tide
5:31PM1.18m
5:52AM1.30m
6:25PM1.50m
7:00AM1.59m
8:23PM1.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:22
8:21
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
18
15
13
13
13
16
17
17
17
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
13
14
12
12
10
11
11
15
16
15
12
11
12
11
10
11
13
13
15
15
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