Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 64 | 109 | 190 | 119 | 78 | 58 | 22 | 39 | 88 | 197 | 548 | 1146 | 978 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:28PM7.13m | 6:45AM7.09m | 7:01PM7.51m | 7:18AM7.40m | 7:33PM7.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.81m | 12:52PM0.69m | 1:12AM0.49m | 1:23PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 58 | 22 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | SSW 3 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 64 | 109 | 190 | 119 | 78 | — | 3 | 39 | 88 | 197 | 548 | 1146 | 978 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 95 | 74 | 86 | 63 | 246 | 231 | 334 | 334 | 246 | 45 | 247 | 247 | 486 | 196 | 87 | 823 | 506 | 99 |
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