Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croyde today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- 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 at 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
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 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
171 | 113 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 115 | 97 | 76 | 44 | 130 | 57 | 105 | 202 | 341 | 392 | 269 | 303 | 249 | 306 | 311 | 230 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:29AM7.63m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
168 | 113 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 81 | 8 | 249 | 306 | 311 | 230 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | W 8 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 10 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | NNW 4 |
171 | — | 97 | 100 | 100 | 115 | 97 | 76 | 44 | 130 | 57 | 105 | 202 | 341 | 392 | 269 | 303 | — | — | 114 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 189 | 412 | 237 | 152 | 47 | 85 | 48 | 217 | 311 | 311 | 311 | 172 | 130 | 68 | 47 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 48 | 48 |
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