Surf-Forecast | Bucks Mills Surf Guide

Bucks Mills Surf Guide

Bucks Mills in North Devon is a fairly exposed point break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds blow from the south. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. No beach break here and there is also a left hand point break. Best around low tide. Rocks are a hazard.

Bucks Mills Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	inconsistent	13.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bucks Mills:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bucks Mills occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Bucks Mills (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bucks Mills with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 6% of the time in December while 11% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 83% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

11%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

83%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bucks Mills Location Map

Interactive Bucks Mills surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Bucks Mills is Plymouth Airport (PLH) in England, 65 km (40 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bucks Mills is Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales, 71 km (44 miles) away.

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Bucks Mills Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 02:57 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	7	8	8	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross	cross

What does Bucks Mills look like?

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Tides at Bucks Mills

Current tide and informaton

For Bideford, 9 km from Bucks Mills.

Next High Water: 01:17pm | 6.38m

Next Low Water: 07:00am | 2.1m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Bucks Mills Sea Temperature

The Bucks Mills water temperature is rather cool (13.7 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.