Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
17.9° C
2.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
W
8
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
12
7
7
5
8
12
13
16
16
16
25
26
24
39
41
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:12PM8.04m
8:36AM7.62m
8:57PM7.94m
9:20AM7.41m
9:41PM7.64m
Low Tide
2:00PM0.25m
2:29AM0.13m
2:45PM0.31m
3:14AM0.30m
3:28PM0.53m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:23
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
26
21
20
19
18
19
22
23
23
22
19
17
16
16
20
20
20
19
16
Feels °C
23
19
20
19
17
18
21
21
20
20
17
15
14
15
17
16
15
14
13
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