Croyde Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a long, hard look at what’s coming our way for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly? Looking at the whole picture, this is a pretty quiet and frustrating run for the most part. We’re looking at a whole lot of nothing for the first two weeks. The surf is small and the wind is mostly messy. It’s not until the very end of the forecast period, around the 26th of August, that things finally start to get a bit interesting. So if you’ve got the patience, hang in there.

Water temps are running much warmer than normal for this time of year. The sea’s feeling almost tropical, sitting around 66°F.

Alright, let’s work through it day by day.

We start off Tuesday the 11th with next to nothing – just 0.7ft of swell from the west. It’s clean with the cross-off wind, but there’s no energy in the water to surf on. That carries right through the middle of the month. Wednesday the 12th has a tiny 2ft swell in the morning with offshore wind, but the combined energy is weak (99). It’s surfable, but it’s flat and ordinary. That’s about the theme for a long stretch.

The swell bumps up a little around the 13th and 14th, but the wind shifts onshore from the west, ruining any quality. We see some combined energy in the 119-225 range, so there’s a bit of swell, but with onshore wind, it’s just blown-out chop. Not worth a paddle.

The weekend of the 15th and 16th is a write-off. Small swell, cross or cross-onshore wind. It’s lumpy and choppy, with combined energy barely hitting 83. If you’re looking for a surf, you’d be better off finding a different hobby for the weekend.

Things don’t improve much into the following week. The 17th through the 23rd is a real desert. We get occasional tiny bumps in swell, but the wind is almost always cross-onshore, onshore, or just messy. Combined energy levels stay low, mostly under 107. There are a few clean windows with cross-off winds on the 17th afternoon and 23rd morning, but the swell is so small (1ft to 3ft) that it’s barely a ripple.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The standout in this whole 16-day window is definitely Wednesday the 26th of August.

Tuesday the 25th is still pretty rough with a fresh onshore wind from the WNW, so surf is blown out. But then Wednesday morning the 26th is the one to circle. We’ve got a clean, glassy start with a light SSE cross-off wind. The swell is a solid 6ft from the WSW, and the combined energy ramps up big time to 274, which is proper moderate energy. That’s some punch for Croyde. The period is only 6 seconds, so it’s a bit of a short-period, lumpy groundswell, but the clean conditions will make up for it.

Wednesday afternoon the 26th gets even bigger, with 7ft swell from the west and combined energy at 551. That’s strong. However, the wind shifts cross-on from the WNW. It’s still rideable, but the morning is your best bet for clean waves. For the experienced surfer, the afternoon will have some power but expect some wind texture on the face. This size is definitely only for the experienced crew.

So, to sum it up: you’ve got a long, quiet gap of about 13 days with nothing recommended. All you have to look forward to is that one promising window on the 26th. The consistent nature of Croyde means it’s unusual to have such a long flat spell, so don’t hold it against the spot. The forecast can always change.

Rusty.

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