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Croyde surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Croyde surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Croyde sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Croyde today?
The current surf forecast for Croyde at 8PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croyde. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1048 | 725 | 704 | 919 | 1132 | 2281 | 2429 | 2735 | 2942 | 2814 | 3037 | 3329 | 3414 | 3020 | 1960 | 1473 | 1661 | 1319 | 1197 | 1106 | 1097 | 1129 | 1212 | 1195 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:45PM 6.43 | 1:23AM 6.17 | 1:51PM 6.34 | 2:27AM 6.27 | 2:52PM 6.42 | 3:21AM 6.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:11PM 2.43 | 7:36AM 2.58 | 8:12PM 2.42 | 8:38AM 2.48 | 9:06PM 2.29 | 9:30AM 2.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - |
| Sunset | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
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