Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.5° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 6PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
9
2
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
281
358
442
635
921
979
963
985
1005
843
612
474
363
246
198
157
127
123
109
82
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:50AM7.58m
8:06PM7.85m
8:24AM7.62m
8:41PM7.77m
8:59AM7.50m
9:18PM7.52m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.30m
2:13AM0.25m
2:26PM0.31m
2:46AM0.35m
3:00PM0.47m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:30
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8:08
8:06
8:04
 mm
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5
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1
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Temp °C
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
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