Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 15 May 2026 BST
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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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (15 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
0.6
W
5
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
7
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
5
1.4
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.7
W
12
2.2
W
7
2.1
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
114
89
65
20
24
11
17
17
70
45
116
193
208
191
166
178
740
771
819
453
501
458
386
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:30PM7.41m
5:51AM7.67m
6:15PM7.77m
6:37AM7.89m
7:00PM7.97m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.56m
11:38PM0.47m
12:01PM0.25m
00:23AM0.16m
12:45PM0.10m
1:09AM0.03m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
9:01
9:04
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
11
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
4
4
3
5
5
6
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
6
5
5
3
2
3
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
7
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.4
W
7
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
1.9
W
8
1.6
W
9
Energy kJ
65
4
7
7
20
18
11
17
17
2
16
18
35
55
166
178
179
458
386
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.6
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
17
8
10
6
6
2
51
173
198
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.3
WNW
15
Energy kJ
14
24
5
2
5
4
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
5
1.4
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.7
W
12
2.2
W
7
2.1
W
8
Energy kJ
113
114
89
65
11
16
70
45
116
193
208
191
166
740
771
819
453
501
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
2
1
Distance (km)
332
297
400
411
293
276
246
88
246
427
432
432
339
332
88
55
332
284
449
360
246
246
94
54
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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