Croyde Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.14° N 4.25° W

Croyde Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croyde Reef sea temperature is
19.0° C
2.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Croyde Reef at 12PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
1.2
W
5
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.8
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
232
149
94
95
81
101
95
120
81
62
43
74
112
182
312
349
276
206
223
298
268
283
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:29AM7.63m
10:48PM7.45m
11:07AM7.05m
11:28PM6.77m
11:50AM6.44m
Low Tide
4:15AM1.05m
4:30PM1.30m
4:51AM1.63m
5:09PM1.89m
5:32AM2.23m
5:56PM2.48m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
16
16
17
14
15
15
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
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