Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurlestone Reef today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thurlestone Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
218 | 216 | 149 | 124 | 90 | 47 | 45 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
20 | 20 | 149 | 124 | 90 | 47 | 45 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 5 | SW 15 |
— | — | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 15 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | ESE 2 | — | — |
218 | 216 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 505 | 221 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 112 | 221 | 112 | 112 | 103 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 92 | 109 | 106 | 103 |
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