Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croyde today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Croyde at 5PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croyde. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 41 | 32 | 69 | 70 | 38 | 108 | 192 | 137 | 92 | 92 | 79 | 112 | 151 | 176 | 132 | 109 | 128 | 173 | 184 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:52AM8.14m | 10:11PM8.10m | 10:29AM7.63m | 10:48PM7.45m | 11:07AM7.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.78m | 4:15AM1.05m | 4:30PM1.30m | 4:51AM1.63m | 5:09PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | SW 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
39 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 137 | 92 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | W 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 |
6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
— | — | 32 | 69 | 70 | 38 | 108 | 192 | — | — | 92 | 79 | 112 | 151 | 176 | 132 | 109 | 128 | 173 | 184 | 331 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 424 | 422 | 474 | 311 | 160 | 311 | 311 | 48 | 189 | 189 | 828 | 274 | 216 | 226 | 49 | 51 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 174 |
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