Surf Forecasts:
Croyde surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, W swell with 194 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Croyde this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Croyde in the next 16 days are 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Croyde over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.
To be honest, it’s a pretty grim picture for the foreseeable future. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat or gutless conditions with barely a ripple worth paddling for. The first proper chance of anything rideable doesn’t show up until the very end of the run, and even that’s a long shot.
Croyde is the only spot on the radar, and for the first week and a half, it’s a total write-off. From Wednesday the 22nd right through to the end of July, we’ve got swell heights struggling to hit 5 ft, and even when they do, the wind is all over the place – mostly cross-on or onshore, keeping things choppy and messy. The water is sitting at 65°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only highlight. The combined swell energy is weak, barely breaking into three digits on a couple of days (like Sunday the 26th morning with 194), but it’s never enough to overcome the poor wind.
We then hit a dead zone. From the 1st of August, the swell completely drops out. Heights are down to 0.7 ft, and the energy is pathetic, with values like 4 or 3. It’s a total flat spell.
The one glimmer – and I mean a real “maybe” – comes on the 6th of August. Thursday morning sees a bump in swell to 4 ft from the WSW, with a period of 6 seconds and a combined energy of 146. The wind is cross-on from the WSW at 16 mph, so it’ll be lumpy and challenging. This is the only time in the whole 16 days where the swell is even close to being surfable, but with that onshore wind, it’s going to be a battle. It’s a long way out, so don’t bank on it.
So, the bottom line: there are no standout sessions. No clean, glassy waves. No clean offshore winds. This is a proper blank run for the area. For the most part, the setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, if the wind is strong enough. Forecasts can change, but right now, give the board a rest.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 113 | 194 | 146 | 94 | 65 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:14AM6.30m | 1:48PM6.08m | 2:22AM5.96m | 3:01PM5.94m | 3:38AM5.92m | 4:13PM6.08m | 4:44AM6.14m | 5:11PM6.42m | 5:37AM6.50m | 5:59PM6.85m | 6:20AM6.91m | 6:39PM7.30m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM2.43m | 7:29AM2.59m | 8:02PM2.75m | 8:37AM2.82m | 9:16PM2.83m | 9:50AM2.79m | 10:27PM2.66m | 10:54AM2.54m | 11:25PM2.33m | 11:45AM2.17m | 00:11AM1.93m | 12:28PM1.76m | 00:51AM1.54m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 3 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 194 | — | 94 | 65 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 15 | — | — | W 13 | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | W 7 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 40 | 113 | — | 146 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 489 | 389 | 36 | 800 | 86 | 443 | 688 | 424 | 412 | 480 | 311 | 48 | 322 | 45 | 53 | 158 | 78 | 114 | 311 | 141 |
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