Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
19.0° C
2.3° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
8
2
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
E
15
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
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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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:15
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8:30
8:28
8:24
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
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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
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