Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
18.1° C
1.6° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 6PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
7
1.1
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.7
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
86
34
42
79
93
88
173
278
286
212
170
134
156
170
143
117
79
60
30
21
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:05AM6.90m
10:24PM6.98m
10:48AM6.62m
11:11PM6.61m
11:38AM6.28m
Low Tide
4:05PM1.04m
4:30AM1.14m
4:48PM1.34m
5:18AM1.49m
5:43PM1.69m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
8:58
8:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
19
18
18
16
16
14
12
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
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