Croyde Reef Water Temperature and Wetsuit Guide
(North Devon, UK)
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Today's Croyde Reef sea temperature is 13.9 °C.
Statistics for 03 Jun (1981–2005)
– mean: 12.5 °C,
range: 11.1 °C
to 14.4 °C
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The Croyde Reef water temperature is rather cool (13 °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.
(click thumbnails to expand) Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Croyde Reef. This has been derived from analysis of two decades of oceanographic satellite measurements of nearby open water. We have calculated the average water temperature variation around the year as well as the extremes that have been observed on each date.
All of the graphs for the surf breaks presented on Surf-Forecast.com are on the same scale to enable comparison between locations around the world. Croyde Reef sea temperatures peak in the range 15 to 18°C (59 to 64°F) on around the 12th of August and are at their lowest on about the 29th of February, in the range 8 to 9°C (46 to 48°F). The maximum seasonal sea temperatures at Croyde Reef in the second week of August lend themselves to a 4/3mm wetsuit or a 3/2mm suit and 3mm neoprene boots. The lowest sea temperatures at Croyde Reef mean that you will need a flexible 6/5/4mm wetsuit or a well fitting 5/4mm wetsuit with gloves and 5mm neoprene booties and a hood to surf here in late February. Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Croyde Reef can vary by several degrees compared with these open water averages. This is especially true after heavy rain, close to river mouths or after long periods of strong offshore winds. Offshore winds cause colder deep water to replace surface water that has been warmed by the sun. Air temperature, wind-chill and sunshine should also be considered before deciding on the kind of wetsuit needed to stay warm when surfing at Croyde Reef. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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