Croyde Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, same story just in feet and Fahrenheit.

Let’s be real – Croyde is lookin’ at a tough run for the next couple of weeks.

From Saturday the 12th, it’s a no-go. Onshore winds are tearin’ it up, and the swell’s gettin’ mangled. The combined wave energy sits in the weak to moderate range (195–435), but with a fresh 18–22 mph cross-onshore wind, the surf is junk. Sunday the 13th is the same story.

Monday the 14th through the end of the first week keeps that pattern: cross-onshore winds, choppy and lumpy water. Swell heights between 3 ft and 5 ft, with short periods (6–9 seconds), and wind from the SW, W, or NW. The energy is weak to moderate (88–383), but without clean wind, you’re wastin’ your time. Honestly, for paddle surfing, it’s dead. If the onshores keep up, this setup starts lookin’ better for kite surfing.

Friday the 18th gives you a little drop – swell down to 3 ft with a 7-second period, and the wind backs off, but it’s still onshore. Not worth it.

Then comes the flat spell. From Sunday the 21st through Saturday the 26th, we’re lookin’ at almost nothin’ – swell heights under 2 ft, energy values of 5–47. The wind goes cross-offshore from the SE on the 24th and 25th, which means clean conditions, but there’s no swell to ride. Clean and flat is still flat. That’s a solid 6–7 days of no surf.

On Sunday the 27th, a pulse of swell rolls in: 7 ft from the west with a 7-second period and strong energy (399). But the wind’s a fresh 18 mph from the SW, cross-onshore and lumpy. That’s expert-only, blown-out mess. Nothin’ to get stoked about.

Water temp is about average for this time of year – no big anomaly. The whole 16-day window is rough for Croyde. It’s not normal for it to stay this poor this long, but when it goes quiet, it can be a real dry run. Forecasts can shift, but for now, leave the board in the van.

Rusty.

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