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Croyde Bay

Break
Beach
Skill level
Intermediate to advanced
Best season
Autumn to winter
Crowds
Very high
Swell
W, NW, SW
Wind
E, SE
Location
51.1317, -4.2369

Hazards

  • Heavy shorebreak
  • Rips
  • Rocks at edges

Devon's most famous surf beach - a powerful, hollow sandbar bay that produces near-Hossegor-quality waves at the right tide. Heavy and intense at size.

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