Croyde Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.14° N 4.25° W

Croyde Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croyde Reef sea temperature is
18.9° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Croyde Reef at 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.5
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.4
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
5
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
26
10
10
9
9
12
29
30
39
29
17
51
28
98
112
91
71
69
60
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:15AM8.53m
9:33PM8.63m
9:52AM8.14m
10:11PM8.10m
10:29AM7.63m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.38m
3:40AM0.55m
3:54PM0.78m
4:15AM1.05m
4:30PM1.30m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:35
8:32
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
16
16
18
19
17
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
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