Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
18.6° C
2.7° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 2PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.5
W
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
E
20
E
0
WSW
5
S
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
SE
15
S
10
SW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSW
15
W
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
8:43AM3.93m
8:58PM4.30m
9:26AM3.93m
9:39PM4.26m
10:07AM3.85m
Low Tide
1:51AM-0.11m
2:05PM0.03m
2:36AM-0.13m
2:48PM0.07m
3:19AM-0.04m
3:30PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:19
9:17
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
22
24
24
24
23
22
21
20
22
21
21
22
21
21
21
18
21
23
21
23
21
Feels °C
18
15
17
20
21
24
23
20
19
18
21
18
19
18
19
18
18
16
19
20
20
21
17
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