Croyde Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's get into it. The surf forecast for the next couple of weeks at Croyde is a bit of a mixed bag, if I'm honest. We've got a fair bit of swell on the cards, but the wind's going to be a right pain for much of it. Let's break it down.

We start off pretty rough. Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th are a write-off. Strong onshore winds and messy, weak swell. Combined wave energy is sitting at a paltry 112 to 185, and it's all wind chop. Not worth getting wet for.

Thursday the 20th sees the swell start to pick up a bit, with a 5ft swell from the W on Thursday morning and a 5ft swell from the W in the afternoon, but that wind is still on it or cross-onshore. The wave energy climbs to 360, but it's still sloppy.

Now, Friday the 21st of August is where we get a little glimmer. It's not big, with a 2ft W swell, but the wind swings around to a light NE offshore in the morning. The combined energy is weak at 85, but that offshore wind will clean it right up. It'll be small and a bit weak, but clean. A good session for the log.

Saturday the 22nd has a tiny 1ft WSW swell, but with a nice light E offshore wind in the morning, giving us glassy conditions. The combined energy is only 41, so it's super weak, but if you've got a longboard, it'll be a nice, cruisy morning. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing to write home about.

Then we hit a flat spell. From Sunday the 23rd through to Monday the 24th, the swell drops right off. We're looking at 1.0ft waves and energy values in the 20s. There's a glassy morning on Monday the 24th, but there's just no push. A few days of nothing to report.

Things start to stir again on Tuesday the 25th. The swell builds to 4ft from the WSW by the afternoon, and we've got a moderate SSE cross-offshore wind keeping it clean. The combined wave energy jumps to 332. This is the start of a bit of a pulse, but it's still only a marginal call.

Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th see that energy fade out again as the wind swings back onshore and chops everything up. Back to poor conditions.

We get another chance on Saturday the 29th of August. A 5ft WSW swell in the morning with a solid SSE cross-offshore wind. Combined energy is 237, and it's clean. It's not perfect, but it's surfable. The afternoon, however, gets messy with a strong S cross-shore wind and a lumpy 6ft swell. That one's a pass.

Looking further out, we've got some serious size coming in for the start of September. On Monday the 31st of August, we see an 8ft WSW swell with a combined energy of 785, but the wind is a cross-shore mess. That's big and ugly.

Then on Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd of September, the swell really pumps. We're looking at 8ft and 8ft swells from the WSW, with combined energy readings of 1042 and 979. That's a lot of water moving around. But here's the rub – the wind is cross-onshore from the SW. For a beach break like Croyde, that's going to be a brutal, blown-out mess. For experienced crew only, and honestly, it might be more of a kite-surfing show than a paddle session. That 8ft swell with a 10-second period is going to be powerful and raw.

If I had to pick a standout, it's a toss-up between a couple of small windows. For the clean, small-wave surfer, Friday morning the 21st of August at Croyde is your best bet. A clean 2ft W swell with a NE offshore. It's tiny, but it'll be the cleanest wave of the whole forecast. For a bit more size and still clean, Saturday morning the 29th of August at Croyde gives you a 5ft WSW swell and a cross-offshore breeze. It's not perfect, but it's the best combo of size and cleanliness we get.

So there you have it. A lot of wind, a bit of swell, and a couple of clean windows to make the most of. Keep your eyes on the charts, but don't hold your breath for a classic run of waves.

Rusty.

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