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Croyde surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, W swell with 762 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Croyde this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Croyde in the next 16 days are 2.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Croyde over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s cut to the chase – the outlook for our local zone is a rough one. We’ve got a long stretch ahead with some size, but the wind is just making a mess of things. The real problem is the onshore and cross-onshore breeze that’s going to be blowing for days, churning up the surface and making it hard to find a clean face. We’re looking at a blank run that starts now and goes all the way through to the morning of Monday, September 28th, with barely a wave worth paddling for.
It all kicks off this Sunday the 13th with a moderate WSW swell around 5ft and a period of 10 seconds, giving us moderate wave energy (457). But with a 16 mph cross-onshore wind, it’s going to be a choppy, poor-quality mess. That’s the story for the next two weeks. The swell bumps up and down – we see a 7ft swell on Saturday the 19th with strong energy (633), but the wind is a fresh 22 mph onshore. Even the bigger pulses on Sunday the 20th, with a 10ft swell from the WSW (massive 1205 energy), are ruined by a strong 25 mph cross-onshore wind. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.
The only glimmer of hope appears late in the forecast. On Monday morning, September 28th, conditions finally clean up. We get a light 6 mph offshore breeze from the east. The swell drops to 3ft from the west with a long 10-second period, producing a modest 169 energy. The wind state is described as "clean," which is exactly what we've been waiting for. It’s only a 1 out of 10 surf score, so don't expect perfection, but it's the only chance for a surfable wave in the whole 16-day window. Croyde is the only break on the cards, and with a consistent track record, it tends not to stay poor for long, so forecasts could change for the better.
Keep an eye on that Monday the 28th. It’s not a standout, it's just the only game in town.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 454 | 378 | 225 | 213 | 203 | 107 | 271 | 270 | 418 | 392 | 458 | 78 | 226 | 239 | 235 | 150 | 157 | 586 | 628 | 371 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:10AM8.78m | 8:27PM8.89m | 8:44AM8.59m | 9:01PM8.53m | 9:17AM8.22m | 9:34PM8.01m | 9:50AM7.71m | 10:09PM7.39m | 10:25AM7.12m | 10:45PM6.72m | 11:04AM6.49m | 11:30PM6.07m | 11:56AM5.90m | 00:35AM5.54m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.13m | 2:31AM0.21m | 2:45PM0.35m | 3:02AM0.56m | 3:17PM0.74m | 3:34AM1.05m | 3:50PM1.25m | 4:06AM1.62m | 4:25PM1.85m | 4:42AM2.23m | 5:08PM2.47m | 5:30AM2.83m | 6:11PM3.04m | ||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 13 | — | W 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 11 | — | — | W 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 17 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | — | 3 | 6 | 34 | 21 | — | — | 392 | — | 72 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 41 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | W 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 454 | 378 | 225 | 213 | 203 | 107 | 271 | 270 | 418 | 53 | 458 | 78 | 226 | 239 | 235 | 150 | 157 | 586 | 628 | 371 | 233 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 68 | 68 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 386 | 311 | 107 | 68 | 274 | 394 | 311 | 311 | 68 | 88 | 274 | 557 | 274 | 274 | 226 |
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