Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 7AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 463 | 488 | 329 | 285 | 252 | 484 | 442 | 340 | 241 | 164 | 123 | 84 | 84 | 66 | 66 | 33 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 45 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05PM6.07m | 11:27AM5.79m | 11:54PM5.50m | 12:24PM5.31m | 1:03AM5.07m | 1:47PM5.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM2.01m | 5:36PM2.24m | 6:04AM2.51m | 6:42PM2.68m | 7:23AM2.84m | 8:19PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 136 | 136 | 139 | 8 | 442 | 340 | 241 | 164 | 123 | 84 | 84 | 66 | 66 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 26 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | W 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | — | — | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 463 | 488 | 329 | 285 | 252 | 484 | — | 10 | 26 | 32 | 27 | 38 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 222 | 90 | 339 | 85 | 582 | 276 | 54 | 54 | 66 | 4 | 66 | 66 | 297 | 101 | 101 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 5 |
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