Croyde surf break

Croyde surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 May 2026 BST
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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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Croyde today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Croyde at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

Table - waves today at Croyde. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.7
W
6
0.4
WSW
13
0.8
W
6
0.5
W
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
W
13
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
32
31
28
15
25
25
26
26
24
21
31
59
49
72
93
91
85
192
192
160
141
156
503
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
0
NW
0
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:54AM7.06m
5:18PM7.14m
5:37AM7.25m
5:57PM7.38m
6:16AM7.42m
6:34PM7.56m
Low Tide
10:43PM1.91m
11:05AM1.71m
11:25PM1.68m
11:43AM1.54m
00:03AM1.47m
12:19PM1.39m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:17
9:19
2
Temp °C
16
16
17
19
21
20
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
16
18
19
18
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
11
13
12
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
8
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
30
32
31
28
15
14
14
14
6
6
20
31
32
44
49
59
49
61
192
192
160
141
113
503
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
E
3
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
13
0.7
W
13
Energy kJ
12
12
11
10
1
25
25
26
26
24
21
22
59
49
72
93
91
85
26
24
24
59
156
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
10
5
17
1
25
24
24
25
26
5
16
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.4
SW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
13
12
12
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
114
134
134
134
134
134
141
134
134
124
85
48
7
0
0
0
0
85
68
47
17
Best forecast wave conditions in North Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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