Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croyde Reef today (18 Aug):
- 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 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
95 | 81 | 98 | 109 | 113 | 79 | 58 | 54 | 74 | 89 | 156 | 306 | 349 | 269 | 328 | 299 | 342 | 313 | 281 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48PM7.45m | 11:07AM7.05m | 11:28PM6.77m | 11:50AM6.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM1.30m | 4:51AM1.63m | 5:09PM1.89m | 5:32AM2.23m | 5:56PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 79 | 58 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 328 | 299 | 8 | 8 | 281 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 9 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 15 | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — |
95 | 81 | 98 | 109 | 113 | — | — | 54 | 74 | 89 | 156 | 306 | 349 | 269 | — | 216 | 342 | 313 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 411 | 311 | 172 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 92 | 275 | 311 | 311 | 275 | 227 | 189 | 50 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 46 | 0 |
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