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Beach
both
Level 5/10

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
8
Poor
1.1m
@18s
28km/h
Tue
31
20
Poor
0.7m
@16s
12km/h
Wed
1
20
Poor
0.7m
@11s
19km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.1m
W(263°)
Score: 5/25
Period
18s
Long period groundswell
Score: 15/25
Wind
28km/h
NW(310°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
10°C
0.0mm51%
Windswell Component
0.9mWNW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.7mWSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 25 km/h NW|PM: 25 km/h NW
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 10am (-3.7m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:26 am
High tide - 2.37m
10:50 am
Low tide - -3.66m
4:51 pm
High tide - 2.67m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

8
Poor
Components
Swell Direction20/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period15/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score40/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 64
Adjusted Score8/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score8
🤢 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
EXT
Drive time
60 min
Data quality
verified

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