Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 12PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.8
WNW
18
1.3
WNW
16
1.8
WNW
16
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
W
14
1.6
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
905
868
683
573
483
353
347
276
205
151
114
114
78
71
48
418
893
1622
1382
1402
1178
990
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
N
10
NNW
15
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
0
SE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:25AM5.66m
4:44PM6.13m
5:05AM6.24m
5:21PM6.72m
5:41AM6.80m
5:56PM7.25m
Low Tide
10:36AM2.02m
11:01PM1.64m
11:14AM1.46m
11:36PM1.10m
11:48AM0.95m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:10
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
19
20
17
16
15
15
14
16
18
17
16
13
Feels °C
17
15
15
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
13
17
18
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
14
9
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