Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 6PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
5
5
5
5
10
17
28
31
58
52
52
61
75
111
135
195
277
243
173
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:36PM3.52m
6:58AM3.43m
7:10PM3.80m
7:31AM3.67m
7:42PM4.01m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.87m
00:23AM0.64m
12:31PM0.58m
00:54AM0.35m
1:02PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
18
19
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
18
17
15
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
13
11
14
15
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