Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.6° 

Bude surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bude today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 7AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.7
W
8
2
W
8
2.4
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
9
2.2
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
36
25
47
159
217
605
641
516
343
258
269
315
412
589
901
1148
1090
1035
1026
866
668
464
408
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
25
S
35
W
40
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:18AM7.40m
7:33PM7.75m
7:50AM7.58m
8:06PM7.85m
8:24AM7.62m
8:41PM7.77m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.49m
1:23PM0.43m
1:43AM0.30m
1:54PM0.30m
2:13AM0.25m
2:26PM0.31m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
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8:10
8:08
8:06
 mm
1
12
4
4
1
1
6
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
18
16
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
13
12
16
14
13
12
14
14
14
13
15
14
13
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
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