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Croyde Bay

North Devon, UK (England)
🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips👥Crowded⚠️Shallow

Croyde Bay is Devon's most celebrated beach break--a horseshoe-shaped bay that produces hollow, punchy peaks at low tide when the rock shelf creates steep, barrelling waves.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
15
Poor
0.5m
@11s
26km/h
Fri
1
15
Poor
0.5m
@10s
11km/h
Sat
2
27
Poor
0.6m
@10s
11km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.5m
W(264°)
Score: 1/25
Period
11s
Medium period swell
Score: 22/25
Wind
26km/h
SE(129°)
Score: 4/25
Weather
17°C
0.0mm85%
Windswell Component
0.7mESE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.2mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 18 km/h ESE|PM: 29 km/h SE
18 km/h vs 29 km/h afternoon
Low tide at 11am (-3.7m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:17 am
High tide - 3.19m
11:33 am
Low tide - -3.71m
5:38 pm
High tide - 3.22m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

15
Poor
Components
Swell Direction20/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period22/25
Wind4/25
Raw Score47/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-7
🌊💨 Windswell-7
⚠️ Weak Component-5
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score28/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score15
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Direction range
240° - 300°
Size range
1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
60° - 130°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low

Water temp

13°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

7/10

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, May, Aug

Best Sept-March but summer swells possible

Getting There

Airport
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Drive time
60 min
Data quality
verified

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