Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.14° N 4.25° W

Croyde Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croyde Reef sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.8° 

Croyde 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 Croyde Reef today (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Croyde Reef at 10AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Oct)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
16
4.5
W
14
5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
W
9
3.5
W
9
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
2
W
11
2.2
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
11
4
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
500
2716
8674
5452
4041
2883
1985
1310
824
890
498
1056
3648
6459
6803
5572
5704
5114
4461
3264
2356
2426
1825
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
40
NW
75
NW
70
NW
65
NW
55
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
40
SW
55
SSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
55
W
55
W
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:46AM6.91m
5:03PM7.40m
5:26AM7.57m
5:43PM8.01m
6:04AM8.16m
6:21PM8.51m
Low Tide
10:54AM1.73m
11:17PM1.27m
11:32AM1.14m
11:52PM0.73m
12:08PM0.62m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:56
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6:08
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6:07
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 mm
3
5
3
3
1
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3
5
10
1
4
2
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Temp °C
12
13
9
10
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
16
17
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
-6
-5
-4
-1
1
3
5
6
4
3
6
6
1
0
-1
-1
0
1
3
4
5
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