Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
18.9° C
2.0° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
4
1
W
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
36
33
34
26
41
42
30
21
30
27
41
38
51
99
176
180
213
222
216
124
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
NW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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