Surf Forecasts:
Croyde surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, W swell with 303 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 31 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Croyde this week:
The surf forecast for Croyde over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Croyde in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 7PM. 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+) | 7AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Croyde over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – this Croyde outlook is a tough one. We're looking at a 16-day window that's pretty much a bust for any decent surf. There's a real quiet start, and honestly, for the whole period, the only thing on offer is a couple of windows of clean but tiny waves.
The first crack at anything comes on Saturday, July 26th, but the swell is building under a strong cross-onshore wind from the NW at 22 mph, making a mess of the 6 ft swell. It's lumpy and poor, not worth paddling out for. That same lumpy, onshore story continues right through until Monday, July 28th. On Tuesday, July 29th, we get a moment of relief with glassy conditions and a tiny 2 ft swell, but with wave energy at a weak 27 (combined energy of all swells directed here), there's nothing to push you along. It's a flat spell, really.
The next bit of interest pops up on Tuesday, August 4th. The morning brings a clean cross-offshore wind from the NE at 22 mph, and the swell jumps to 3 ft from the SW. The wave energy is moderate at 126 (combined energy of all swells directed here) and the period is a short 8 seconds, so it's a bit of a windswell. The water is a touch warmer than normal, at 65°F (that's 4°F above the average for this time of year), so you won't be freezing. But the problem is, the swell direction is SW, and Croyde's optimum is from the WSW, so it's not hitting the sandbar perfectly. Also, the break is very consistent and the crowds are often there, so it might be a bit of a battle for those tiny, short-period waves. For a beginner, 3 ft is fine, but the short period makes it weak.
After that, the forecast goes back to tiny, onshore slop for the rest of the run into the second week. There's nothing in the second week that stands out as even a runner-up. The best I can say is that on Tuesday, August 4th, for a surfer who just wants to get wet and can handle the crowd, you might get a few clean but weak 3 ft waves. It's not a standout, it's the best of a very poor bunch. The rest of the 16 days is a write-off. If you're in the area, it might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing with all that wind.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | NW 4 |
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 kJ | 10 | 23 | 139 | 270 | 286 | 158 | 110 | 66 | 53 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 27 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:13PM6.08m | 4:44AM6.14m | 5:11PM6.42m | 5:37AM6.50m | 5:59PM6.85m | 6:20AM6.91m | 6:39PM7.30m | 6:58AM7.30m | 7:16PM7.71m | 7:33AM7.62m | 7:50PM8.03m | 8:07AM7.86m | 8:24PM8.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM2.66m | 10:54AM2.54m | 11:25PM2.33m | 11:45AM2.17m | 00:11AM1.93m | 12:28PM1.76m | 00:51AM1.54m | 1:05PM1.39m | 1:27AM1.21m | 1:39PM1.09m | 2:00AM0.96m | 2:11PM0.89m | 2:32AM0.80m | ||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 158 | 110 | 15 | 53 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 11 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 23 | 139 | 270 | 286 | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 12 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 412 | 412 | 481 | 806 | 804 | 48 | 85 | 311 | 71 | 86 | 71 | 86 | 114 | 424 | 141 | 81 | 364 | 158 | 347 | 832 | 274 |
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