Thurlestone Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 10PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)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 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
7
6
6
6
6
6
15
16
12
8
6
13
16
16
21
20
14
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:47PM4.14m
10:08AM3.84m
10:18PM3.89m
10:38AM3.64m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.05m
3:29AM0.03m
3:41PM0.25m
4:03AM0.30m
4:17PM0.52m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
17
16
17
18
21
23
23
22
16
16
17
19
20
21
22
20
18
Feels °C
20
16
14
14
16
18
20
19
18
18
13
13
15
17
17
17
17
16
15
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