Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
16.5°C
2.7° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 2PM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)20ft (6.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 Oct)18ft (5.5m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
13
3.5
W
16
6
WNW
13
5.5
WNW
12
5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.4
W
12
2.2
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.5
WSW
9
4
W
10
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1725
5196
12262
8880
6781
5422
3738
2684
1517
1137
1075
1073
3599
6227
6222
5917
5605
5601
5269
4448
3445
2687
1979
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
70
NW
70
NW
65
NW
60
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
SW
35
SW
50
SSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
50
W
50
W
55
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:23AM6.20m
4:40PM6.65m
5:03AM6.78m
5:19PM7.19m
5:40AM7.31m
5:58PM7.63m
Low Tide
10:32AM1.54m
10:55PM1.11m
11:10AM1.01m
11:31PM0.63m
11:47AM0.54m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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7:52
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7:54
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6:56
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6:09
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6:07
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5:06
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 mm
2
2
5
1
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1
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3
5
9
1
3
2
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Temp °C
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
16
16
12
11
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
-2
-4
-4
-3
0
3
4
5
5
5
4
6
6
2
0
1
-1
1
2
4
6
6
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