Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
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43 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 87 | 31 | 39 | 40 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:37AM6.20m | 5:54PM6.65m | 6:12AM6.68m | 6:28PM7.13m | 6:45AM7.09m | 7:01PM7.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM1.70m | 11:46AM1.51m | 00:09AM1.22m | 12:20PM1.06m | 00:41AM0.81m | 12:52PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
43 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 87 | 31 | 39 | 40 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 255 | 47 | 255 | 399 | 399 | 83 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 47 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 59 | 196 | 222 | 246 | 58 |
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