Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 8PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)151515151414141313131212121111111110101010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3277372837003406282425422048171813591191869628538369289231227175162128125123125274
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
E
5
SE
5
SW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
5.99
4:51AM
6.31
5:11PM
6.36
5:30AM
6.71
5:49PM
6.69
6:06AM
7.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41PM
1.77
11:05AM
1.57
11:21PM
1.41
11:44AM
1.23
11:57PM
1.09
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------8:11-------8:11-------8:11-
Sunset4:42-------4:43-------4:45-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-11-------------11132331
Temp. °C987666699767678888899999
Feels °C (?)333221155323346677788887
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