Croyde Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Croyde is most often good on a 4–6 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the W, with light wind from the E, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 4–6 ft |
| Ideal period | medium-period (8–16s) |
| Best swell direction | W |
| Best wind | light wind from the E |
| Best tide | high & outgoing |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (moderate-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-26 10:10 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy. A multi-day forecast for this spot is coming soon; for now these readings update continuously.
| Wave height | — |
| Dominant period | — |
| Swell direction | — |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 44007 (4868 km away) |
| Wind | 12 kt from the SE — NDBC 62050 (126 km away) |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8410140 (EASTPORT), the nearest tide station (4574 km away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 03:25 — High 17.775 ft
- 2026-06-06 09:51 — Low 1.319 ft
- 2026-06-06 15:55 — High 17.045 ft
- 2026-06-06 22:10 — Low 2.615 ft
- 2026-06-07 04:11 — High 17.61 ft
- 2026-06-07 10:36 — Low 1.424 ft
Frequently asked
Is Croyde good for beginners?
Croyde is best suited to experienced surfers — it's most often good on larger 4–6 ft surf that breaks with more power than beginners should take on. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.
What's the best tide for Croyde?
Croyde tends to be best on a high outgoing tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.
What swell direction is best for Croyde?
The best swell direction for Croyde is from the west (W). Swell arriving from the west lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.
What's the best wind for Croyde?
Croyde is most often good with light wind from the east (E) — the wind LazySurfer surfers logged on their best-rated sessions here. Wind direction grooms or chops the wave face, so check the live report for current wind.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Croyde come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 44007) and the nearest NOAA tide station (EASTPORT). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Croyde is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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