Croyde Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Croyde over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the entire 16-day window is a tough one. There’s swell on the way, no doubt about that, but it’s just cursed with wind. The first real recommendation doesn’t pop up until Sunday the 6th of September, so that’s a good week from now with basically nothing worth paddling out for. Gaps like that are a real drag, but it happens.

The whole first week is a write-off. The 28th and 29th of August are blown out with fresh cross-onshore wind and only short period swell. The weekend of the 30th and 31st sees the swell start to build, with a 7ft to 8ft swell from the WSW and W, but it’s under fresh cross-onshore conditions. The combined wave energy is moderate to strong (464 to 1170), but that means nothing when it’s a lumpy mess. The first week of September is much the same – cross-onshore winds, moderate breezes, and choppy surf. It’s a real slog.

Now, we finally get a glimmer on Sunday the 6th of September. The morning session at Croyde with a light NNE cross-offshore breeze and a small 3ft south-west groundswell. The wind state is clean, which is a massive tick for this break. The period is short though, at 4 seconds, so it’s not got much push, but it will be ridable and clean. That afternoon the wind goes cross, swell bumps up to 6ft with a 6-second period from the WSW, and the energy is moderate (245). It’s described as marginal, so it’s a session for the keen ones on a log or a foamie. That Monday the 7th is back to small and choppy, and Tuesday the 8th has a tiny bit of clean surf in the morning (2ft, 8-second period, clean offshores) but it’s basically a knee-high dribbler.

For the second week, it gets wild but not good. The 9th of September sees a building 10ft swell from the WSW, but with fresh cross-onshore wind, it’s a mess. The wave energy is very strong (1334). The 10th of September is the biggest of the bunch – a 10ft swell from the W with a 9-second period and near-gale force winds. That’s not surfable for anyone. It’ll be a washing machine. The combined energy is huge (1569), but for paddle surfing, forget it. If you’re into kite surfing, the 9th and 10th might look interesting, but not for us. After that, it drops off into the 12th of September with tiny, weak waves.

Honestly, if I were you, I’d pencil in that Sunday the 6th morning as the only real highlight. It’s clean, there’s a touch of swell, and you might get a few fun ones if you’re patient.

Rusty.

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