Croyde Reef surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 BST
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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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Croyde Reef today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Croyde Reef at 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (28 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (28 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.5
W
4
0.2
WSW
15
0.6
W
5
0.3
WSW
13
0.6
W
6
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
1
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.6
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
14
14
10
21
21
35
29
47
62
91
160
173
138
118
92
121
418
550
617
586
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:18PM7.14m
5:37AM7.25m
5:57PM7.38m
6:16AM7.42m
6:34PM7.56m
6:53AM7.53m
Low Tide
11:05AM1.71m
11:25PM1.68m
11:43AM1.54m
00:03AM1.47m
12:19PM1.39m
00:39AM1.32m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:09
5:09
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:17
9:20
9:21
Temp °C
20
22
18
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
19
21
15
11
12
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.3
WSW
13
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
7
0.9
WSW
10
1
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
9
1.2
W
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
11
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
14
14
6
13
21
35
23
24
38
45
160
173
138
118
92
110
418
550
617
586
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
W
8
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
13
0.6
W
13
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
10
21
20
1
29
47
62
91
26
26
24
24
35
121
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
15
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
6
1
1
10
24
24
10
17
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
6
Energy kJ
1
2
9
10
7
10
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
218
135
311
135
135
141
135
135
135
125
85
47
47
0
0
0
0
62
85
17
17
17
85
17
Best forecast wave conditions in North Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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