Croyde Reef surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 14 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
11.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Croyde Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Croyde Reef at 2PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (14 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NW
5
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
W
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.2
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
395
342
253
224
183
81
51
39
32
31
42
58
60
35
6
24
19
39
22
14
12
10
14
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:40AM7.56m
5:08PM7.72m
5:29AM8.12m
5:54PM8.27m
6:16AM8.56m
6:39PM8.67m
Low Tide
10:52AM1.13m
11:13PM1.04m
11:37AM0.65m
11:58PM0.54m
12:22PM0.30m
00:43AM0.20m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
9:00
9:00
9:02
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
12
11
10
10
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
5
5
4
6
8
8
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
6
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
W
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
Energy kJ
10
10
9
8
8
8
81
51
39
32
21
15
2
6
3
6
24
19
3
6
4
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
9
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
4
6
3
1
3
6
1
4
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.4
NW
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
8
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
4
4
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.2
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NW
5
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
389
395
342
253
224
183
78
46
34
30
31
42
58
60
35
39
22
14
12
10
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
386
108
199
842
1186
1393
50
59
52
308
323
238
387
418
245
38
87
87
275
389
308
135
275
264
Best forecast wave conditions in North Devon
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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