Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.3° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
111
97
132
193
90
205
218
661
852
101
99
61
95
111
119
108
90
75
79
102
97
81
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:23AM3.45m
10:40PM3.25m
10:57AM3.18m
11:20PM2.95m
11:45AM2.91m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.60m
4:13PM0.74m
4:27AM0.93m
4:47PM1.09m
5:01AM1.27m
5:30PM1.43m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
9
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
15
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