Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 5AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
2
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
9
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
189
202
509
461
192
190
180
390
301
109
74
74
64
63
62
38
31
28
16
16
16
14
14
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
0
SW
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:03PM3.52m
11:30AM3.37m
11:58PM3.20m
12:34PM3.12m
1:18AM2.93m
2:07PM2.98m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.60m
5:27PM0.80m
5:56AM0.98m
6:38PM1.14m
7:21AM1.29m
8:28PM1.28m
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:33
6:35
6:35
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7:53
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
14
15
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
13
13
14
14
16
16
16
18
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