Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thurlestone Reef today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Thurlestone Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 41 | 42 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 27 | 41 | 38 | 51 | 99 | 176 | 180 | 213 | 222 | 216 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:38AM3.64m | 10:50PM3.60m | 11:10AM3.40m | 11:23PM3.29m | 11:45AM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.52m | 4:37AM0.62m | 4:52PM0.84m | 5:11AM0.96m | 5:31PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 |
11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 3 |
44 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 41 | 42 | — | — | 30 | 27 | 41 | 38 | 51 | 99 | 176 | 180 | 213 | 222 | 216 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 267 | 288 | 476 | 221 | 122 | 144 | 87 | 89 | 126 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 149 | 175 | 167 | 144 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 8 | 8 |
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