Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.9° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (10 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
NW
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
53
34
28
14
13
13
22
22
21
11
10
10
12
25
60
84
73
96
92
87
87
113
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:08AM6.21m
4:40PM6.59m
5:12AM6.71m
5:38PM7.19m
6:05AM7.21m
6:27PM7.71m
Low Tide
10:26AM1.61m
11:02PM1.24m
11:27AM1.09m
11:58PM0.70m
12:17PM0.61m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:46
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
17
18
19
19
17
16
18
18
23
25
26
25
21
20
20
19
26
30
31
27
23
Feels °C
17
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
16
15
21
24
25
24
19
17
17
17
24
29
29
25
22
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