Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croyde Reef today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Croyde Reef at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croyde Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
275 | 230 | 223 | 157 | 79 | 130 | 101 | 76 | 69 | 48 | 66 | 66 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:50AM6.44m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
83 | 61 | 63 | 101 | 69 | 130 | 101 | 76 | 69 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NNW 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 79 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | — | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 3 |
275 | 230 | 223 | 157 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 66 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 319 | 605 | 236 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 92 | 44 | 52 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 78 | 109 | 139 |
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