Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.5° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 9AM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 4.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)16ft (5.0m)15s
Afternoon (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly gales.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
9
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SW
16
5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.9
SW
6
3
SW
8
4.5
SW
9
5
SW
10
5
SW
11
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2524
6350
10593
12163
6776
2380
1783
1899
1288
964
807
284
1080
3174
4812
5744
4055
3620
3023
2875
1852
3798
2653
2165
Wind (km/h)
60
SSE
20
ENE
60
NW
70
NW
65
WNW
60
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
55
SSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
45
WNW
45
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:57AM3.21m
5:08PM3.47m
5:40AM3.54m
5:51PM3.75m
6:19AM3.83m
6:32PM3.98m
Low Tide
10:36PM0.92m
10:50AM0.94m
11:13PM0.55m
11:28AM0.57m
11:48PM0.21m
12:05PM0.22m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:48
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6:52
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6:08
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6:07
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5:05
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 mm
2
4
1
5
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3
8
7
1
1
6
1
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Temp °C
12
13
13
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
15
16
16
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
0
10
2
-5
-3
-3
0
2
4
5
6
5
3
4
5
5
2
2
1
2
3
4
6
6
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