Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.9° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed morning).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
13
1.6
WSW
13
4
W
9
6
W
13
6.5
WNW
13
5.5
WNW
12
5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
284
247
295
276
263
235
235
235
190
209
786
2579
12278
12875
9148
5585
2598
1509
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
35
WSW
55
W
65
W
70
W
65
WNW
55
WNW
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:06AM4.91m
1:49PM5.18m
2:35AM5.14m
3:05PM5.55m
Low Tide
6:54PM2.84m
7:33AM2.88m
8:28PM2.65m
8:54AM2.57m
9:31PM2.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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7:48
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7:50
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6:17
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6:15
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6:14
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1
3
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2
4
4
1
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1
Temp °C
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
11
11
12
10
9
9
10
12
13
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
6
6
7
8
9
10
6
5
5
-2
-4
-5
-3
0
4
5
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