Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
17.7° C
1.6° 

Bude surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bude today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 8PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
10
10
24
39
37
30
27
21
21
18
20
30
28
38
53
43
33
32
37
31
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:47AM6.65m
11:08PM6.66m
11:33AM6.20m
11:56PM6.12m
12:24PM5.78m
Low Tide
4:55PM1.32m
5:23AM1.52m
5:42PM1.78m
6:12AM1.97m
6:36PM2.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:19
9:17
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
21
20
16
15
16
15
20
23
22
21
19
16
14
13
16
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
19
17
15
15
13
14
15
13
17
19
18
18
17
14
12
10
13
14
16
15
17
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