Croyde Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at the next 16 days for Croyde. I’ll be honest with you – it’s a tough outlook. The first week is a real write-off, with a lot of onshore wind and messy, blown-out conditions. The only real bright spot is a very short window on Monday morning, August 3rd, but it’s not the kind of swell that gets you out of bed. After that, it’s a long gap of poor surf until the very end of the period, where things get interesting but a long way out.

The only time you’ll want to be in the water for a proper surf is first thing on Monday, August 3rd. We’ve got a clean 3ft swell from the WSW pushing in with a 9-second period. The energy is moderate (106), and with an ESE wind at 9 mph blowing offshore, it’ll be clean and lined up. The water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year, so no shock there. It’s a surfable wave, but it’s not a standout. The crowds are often, so expect a few heads out, but it’s the only game in town.

From Monday afternoon, the wind swings onshore and things go downhill fast. Tuesday, August 4th, is a complete mess with a cross-on SW wind gusting up to 22 mph. The swell jumps to 4ft, but it’s a short-period 7-second wind swell, and the energy is moderate (175). The conditions are choppy and lumpy – not worth paddling out. Wednesday, August 5th, sees a bigger 7ft swell from the west, but it’s howling onshore at 19 mph with a short 8-second period. The wave energy is strong (592), but it’s a washing machine. Thursday, August 6th, is much the same story, with a 5ft cross-on swell and a 7-second period. The energy is moderate (228), but it’s still choppy and messy.

Friday, August 7th, through to the end of the second week is a long flat spell. The swell drops to 2ft and then just fades away to nothing. We’re talking about tiny 0.3ft waves with almost no energy (2-33). You’ll be sitting on a sandbar wondering if the tide is moving. There are a few days with offshore winds, like the 11th and 12th of August, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft to 2ft with a period of just 3-4 seconds – an absolute slog.

The real tease is the very end of the forecast. On Sunday, August 16th, and Monday, August 17th, we see a long-period swell (20 seconds) roll in, but it’s tiny at 0.3ft. The wind is a mess, cross-on and gusty. The energy is negligible (2-10). It’s not rideable. This is a long-range glimmer, and it’s not promising. Honestly, for this 16-day window, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on the days with a bit of wind and swell. It’s a period to keep the board in the bag and watch the forecast for a change.

Rusty.

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