Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
18.7°C
2.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 5PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0.3
W
9
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
20
17
14
22
19
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
12
11
21
34
50
49
47
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:22PM5.17m
4:01AM5.24m
4:29PM5.59m
4:55AM5.70m
5:16PM6.12m
Low Tide
9:02AM2.82m
9:49PM2.63m
10:17AM2.47m
10:49PM2.20m
11:07AM2.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
17
20
19
19
17
16
15
14
17
22
23
21
18
17
15
14
19
24
23
22
18
Feels °C
15
17
15
16
16
13
11
10
11
15
17
16
14
13
10
10
14
20
19
20
16
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