Croyde Reef surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 GMT
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Croyde Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Croyde Reef sea temperature is
8.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Croyde Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Croyde Reef at 2PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)8ft (2.4m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
W
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)161515151515141414131313121212111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1498160219512412237923151895164512511058892752598425336256198191150139106989696
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
5
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglassglassglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
6.68
5:14AM
7.02
5:34PM
7.10
5:53AM
7.47
6:12PM
7.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
2.18
11:02PM
1.99
11:26AM
1.77
11:42PM
1.59
12:05PM
1.39
12:18AM
1.24
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise8:12-------8:11-------8:11-------
Sunset--4:38-------4:40-------4:42-----
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1-------1------11---12
Temp. °C6998887669108776677888899
Feels °C (?)032223211564332244666788
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