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Bude Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bude surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bude sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bude today?
The current surf forecast for Bude at 4AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | |
115 | 266 | 558 | 810 | 853 | 775 | 644 | 515 | 539 | 623 | 612 | 508 | 422 | 385 | 166 | 110 | 109 | 97 | 84 | 94 | 97 | 128 | 112 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:23AM6.28m | 3:55PM6.37m | 4:16AM6.79m | 4:44PM6.91m | 5:05AM7.28m | 5:30PM7.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM1.49m | 10:04PM1.43m | 10:31AM0.99m | 10:52PM0.92m | 11:17AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 14 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 166 | 110 | 94 | 86 | 84 | 63 | 65 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 115 | 266 | 558 | 810 | 853 | 775 | 644 | 515 | 539 | 623 | 612 | 508 | 422 | 385 | 166 | 108 | 109 | 97 | 72 | 94 | 97 | 128 | 112 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 432 | 449 | 432 | 808 | 1092 | 1083 | 822 | 357 | 357 | 88 | 535 | 805 | 217 | 316 | 358 | 88 | 97 | 0 | 297 | 289 | 233 | 357 | 101 | 101 |
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