Croyde Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Croyde Reef in North Devon is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west northwest. A right hand reef. Often Crowded. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Croyde Reef Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Croyde Reef surf quality by season and Croyde Reef surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Croyde Reef:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Croyde	1 mi
Second closest break	Downend Point	1 mi
Third closest break	Puttsborough	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Saunton	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Barricane	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Croyde Reef:
Closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	49 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	81 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	104 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	108 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	169 mi
Tide stations nearest to Croyde Reef:
Closest tide station	Ilfracombe, England	8 mi
Second closest tide station	Ilfracombe, England	8 mi
Third closest tide station	Mumbles, Wales	32 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Mumbles, Wales	32 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Hinkley Point, England	48 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Croyde Reef:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	236 mi
Second closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	260 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	261 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	261 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	267 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Croyde Reef:
Closest city location	Braunton (United Kingdom)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Appledore (United Kingdom)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Fremington (United Kingdom)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Northam (United Kingdom)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bideford (United Kingdom)	8 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Croyde Reef is Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales, 54 km (34 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Croyde Reef is Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales, 70 km (43 miles) away.
• Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 74 km (46 miles) away.
• Plymouth Airport (PLH) in England is 80 km (50 miles) away.
• St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to Croyde Reef and is 93 km (58 miles) away.