Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 3.87° W

Thurlestone Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thurlestone Reef sea temperature is
16.9°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thurlestone Reef at 6AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
946
875
640
497
410
309
309
233
230
184
161
158
121
102
71
70
47
47
40
22
22
22
21
10
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:50AM3.47m
10:12PM3.20m
10:28AM3.23m
10:55PM2.94m
11:19AM2.99m
Low Tide
3:25AM0.62m
3:45PM0.70m
3:56AM0.90m
4:20PM1.01m
4:31AM1.19m
5:03PM1.31m
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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7:41
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6:21
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Temp °C
16
13
13
13
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
10
12
13
12
11
10
8
7
8
11
13
11
10
Feels °C
12
7
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
7
8
7
6
5
3
2
3
5
7
5
5
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