Croyde Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at the next couple of weeks for Croyde.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the first week is a bit of a write-off. We’ve got some thumping swell at times, but the wind is just all wrong, blowing directly onshore and messy. It’s one of those cruel tricks where you see waves on the forecast but you know it’s gonna be a washing machine out there. We’re looking at a real gap here, the whole first stretch from today right through to the weekend of the 21st is basically blown out. Not much to get excited about until we get a shift in the weather.

There is a small light at the end of the tunnel. That Sunday the 20th sees the wind drop right back, and we get a little 4ft groundswell from the west with a clean 10-second period. It’s marginal, and the tide will be a factor, but it’s the first sign of life. The combined energy is weak, just 234, but it’s honest surf. The water is a balmy 65°, which is a good couple of degrees warmer than this time of year should be – feels pretty nice.

Then we slide into the following week, and things start looking up proper. Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd are small but glassy. The water gets a lot cleaner. That Tuesday afternoon is where it starts to get interesting, with that long-period energy from the west building to a combined 361 – that’s moderate energy – and the wind is light and cross-off. It’s still small, 2ft, but you can feel the juice in the water for a point break setup.

Now, the real standout window, and this is the one I’m most interested in, is Wednesday the 23rd and Wednesday the 25th. On the 23rd, we’ve got clean offshore wind from the east at 15 mph, swinging off the land, and a 2ft to 3ft west swell with a very long 13-second period. The combined energy reading is 259 on the morning, and 209 in the afternoon – moderate energy. That is clean, lined-up surf. It’s not big, but it’s good, long-period swell with perfect wind.

But if you can hold out, the afternoon of Tuesday the 29th of September looks like a proper, legitimate session. The swell jumps to a 7ft from the west-southwest, the period is a solid 10 seconds, and the combined energy rockets up to 904. That’s strong energy. The wind is offshore from the east at a manageable 15 mph. That is a top-end day for Croyde. That sort of swell height and direction with offshore wind is going to be excellent. It’s a long way out, you know, over two weeks away, so take it with a pinch of salt, but as a heads-up, that’s the one to have circled. Anything that solid with that wind is definitely for experienced surfers.

Otherwise, the first week is a no-go for waves, but once that Tuesday the 29th window arrives, that’s the golden ticket.

- Rusty.

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