Croyde Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, folks. Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cooking for us over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, straight up, we've got a bit of a wait on our hands. The start of the period is a complete write-off. Heavy onshore winds and messy short-period windswell are just making a mess of things at Croyde. Tuesday the 15th through to the weekend is all "poor surf conditions," with waves in the 4 ft to 7 ft range but blown out by fresh 19 mph onshore winds. The reluctant highlight in this grim opening run is Thursday morning the 17th, with a 7 ft W swell, but that 19 mph onshore wind just kills it – you’d be fighting a losing battle. Honestly, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing until the wind drops.

Now, we hit the doldrums for a few days. After the weekend, the swell drops right off. Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd bring tiny, weak surf. We're looking at a glassy 3 ft on Monday morning, but the combined energy is a measly 94, so it's barely a ripple. Not worth paddling out for.

But then, we get a glimpse of hope. The standout arrives on Wednesday the 23rd of September. The morning is looking like the pick of the entire forecast. We've got a clean 4 ft W swell rolling in, but the real beauty is the 9 mph offshore wind from the East. That's the magic number – clean, groomed faces. The combined energy hits 352, which is a proper moderate push. The afternoon cleans up too with a 2 ft W long-period groundswell (14 seconds) and cross-offshore wind, but the morning session is where you want to be.

After that, we're back into smaller, clean but weak surf for a few days. Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th have some clean waves in the 2 ft to 3 ft range. Friday morning has a nice 13-second period W groundswell, but with only a 241 combined energy, it's on the weaker side.

There's a long gap of proper surf after that. We're looking at tiny, gutless waves from Saturday the 26th all the way through to Tuesday the 29th. Consistent, clean, offshore winds, but the swell is just not there. The combined energy drops into the double digits. This kind of blank run is fairly normal for this setup.

The very last day of the forecast, Wednesday the 30th, sees a little bump. A clean 4 ft WSW swell with a 10-second period and a moderate offshore breeze gives a combined energy of 270. It's something to keep an eye on if you're desperate, but it's over a week away, so don't hold your breath.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off. The only real standout is Wednesday the 23rd of September, morning session at Croyde. Get on that if you can. The rest is a gamble on a weak second week.

Rusty.

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