Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 10PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
98 | 101 | 104 | 123 | 123 | 84 | 57 | 164 | 203 | 96 | 202 | 315 | 285 | 441 | 284 | 528 | 442 | 400 | 282 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:25PM6.68m | 10:44AM6.32m | 11:05PM6.07m | 11:27AM5.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM1.17m | 4:31AM1.47m | 4:49PM1.71m | 5:11AM2.01m | 5:36PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 9 | W 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 123 | 84 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 17 | 15 | 102 | 4 | 168 | 4 | 442 | 400 | 282 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 17 | WNW 10 | W 9 | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | — | W 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 57 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | — | — | NNW 5 |
98 | 101 | 104 | 123 | — | — | — | 164 | 203 | 96 | 202 | 315 | 285 | 441 | 284 | 528 | — | — | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 276 | 189 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 66 | 246 | 276 | 276 | 246 | 244 | 222 | 89 | 93 | 94 | 90 | 54 | 33 |
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