Croyde Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.13° N 4.24° W

Croyde 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croyde sea temperature is
18.9° C
2.4° 

Croyde surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Croyde today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Croyde at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
WNW
6
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
W
9
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
49
46
26
23
24
37
31
31
31
30
26
14
21
21
14
20
19
18
37
30
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
12:46PM5.91m
1:25AM5.65m
2:09PM5.60m
3:01AM5.52m
3:45PM5.74m
Low Tide
7:02PM2.97m
7:42AM3.16m
8:37PM3.17m
9:21AM3.15m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:24
8:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
18
20
20
18
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
13
11
10
10
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
15
16
17
16
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