Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croyde 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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Croyde at 4AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croyde. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 403 | 413 | 413 | 276 | 311 | 389 | 163 | 230 | 160 | 101 | 96 | 66 | 64 | 49 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28PM6.77m | 11:50AM6.44m | 00:16AM6.13m | 12:46PM5.91m | 1:25AM5.65m | 2:09PM5.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM2.23m | 5:56PM2.48m | 6:24AM2.78m | 7:02PM2.97m | 7:42AM3.16m | 8:37PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 83 | 8 | 8 | 127 | 230 | 160 | 101 | 96 | 66 | 64 | 49 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 6 | WNW 4 | WSW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 4 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | W 5 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | SW 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 403 | 413 | 413 | 276 | 311 | 389 | 163 | 48 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 189 | 51 | 371 | 47 | 604 | 311 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 309 | 141 | 141 | 52 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 78 | 36 | 36 |
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