Grunta Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Devon, UK)

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Grunta Beach Surf Guide

Grunta Beach in North Devon is a fairly exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east with some shelter here from north winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the west. The beach breaks are all lefts. Best around low tide. Take care of rocks in the line up.

Grunta Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	fairly consistent	11.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Grunta Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Grunta Beach occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Grunta Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Grunta Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in February while 62% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 26% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

62%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

26%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Grunta Beach Location Map

Interactive Grunta Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Grunta Beach is Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales, 48 km (30 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Grunta Beach is Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales, 65 km (40 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Grunta Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 00:42 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	9	10	6	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off

Tides at Grunta Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Ilfracombe, England, 8 km from Grunta Beach.

Next High Water: 09:46am | 7.53m

Next Low Water: 03:27am | 2.18m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Grunta Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.2 °C) at Grunta Beach is fairly cold. Surfers will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of (9.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.