Croyde Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.14° N 4.25° W

Croyde Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croyde Reef sea temperature is
18.8° C
2.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Croyde Reef at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
WNW
6
0.4
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
107
79
160
103
76
54
49
47
24
21
23
35
31
31
31
28
26
14
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
N
20
NW
15
NNW
20
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:16AM6.13m
12:46PM5.91m
1:25AM5.65m
2:09PM5.60m
Low Tide
5:56PM2.48m
6:24AM2.78m
7:02PM2.97m
7:42AM3.16m
8:37PM3.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
18
16
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
14
11
10
11
12
13
12
15
13
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