Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
16.7°C
2.8° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 4AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
13
2.2
W
8
4.5
WNW
11
4.5
WNW
11
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
10
2
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
4
WNW
8
5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
650
4342
4669
3723
2620
1867
963
1104
1316
1170
1055
890
743
599
606
517
517
1889
5313
4335
2976
3042
2344
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
35
W
20
SW
40
W
35
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
50
SSE
35
SE
35
N
80
NW
70
NW
65
NW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:35AM5.14m
3:05PM5.55m
3:37AM5.62m
3:57PM6.08m
4:23AM6.20m
4:40PM6.65m
Low Tide
8:54AM2.57m
9:31PM2.20m
9:49AM2.08m
10:17PM1.66m
10:32AM1.54m
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light rain
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7:52
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6:12
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 mm
4
11
1
1
1
1
1
6
2
2
1
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1
4
6
1
11
3
6
1
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
9
9
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
10
1
0
-1
-1
2
4
6
4
5
6
8
10
8
8
4
5
5
-7
-6
-3
-2
1
3
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