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Croyde Surf Forecast
/ Devon (North) (15 surf breaks) /
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Croyde surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast 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 7PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croyde. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | W 6 | N 5 | W 7 | NNW 5 | |
14 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 46 | 163 | 320 | 527 | 729 | 749 | 681 | 532 | 431 | 489 | 489 | 469 | 363 | 173 | 222 | 188 | 69 | 45 | 43 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:22PM6.52m | 3:47AM6.98m | 4:18PM7.10m | 4:40AM7.56m | 5:08PM7.72m | 5:29AM8.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM2.21m | 9:33PM2.15m | 10:04AM1.68m | 10:25PM1.60m | 10:52AM1.13m | 11:13PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 173 | 8 | 8 | 69 | 23 | 43 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | 24 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 8 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 46 | 163 | 320 | 527 | 729 | 749 | 681 | 532 | 431 | 489 | 489 | 469 | 363 | 77 | 222 | 188 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 389 | 389 | 442 | 428 | 433 | 394 | 435 | 435 | 821 | 1044 | 1040 | 844 | 385 | 385 | 107 | 107 | 198 | 198 | 309 | 386 | 54 | 1 | 44 | 248 |
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