Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 30 May 2026 BST
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Bude surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bude sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bude today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 4AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (30 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (30 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
10
1.3
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.5
WSW
10
1.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
170
162
61
63
125
526
625
687
678
678
690
702
702
675
583
553
474
467
396
396
326
458
339
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
E
0
S
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:52AM6.65m
6:10PM6.79m
6:29AM6.74m
6:47PM6.89m
7:05AM6.78m
7:22PM6.92m
Low Tide
11:43PM1.31m
11:59AM1.24m
00:19AM1.17m
12:34PM1.16m
00:55AM1.10m
1:09PM1.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:20
9:22
1
2
3
4
6
Temp °C
13
12
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
14
13
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
8
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
10
1.3
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
0.1
W
14
1.3
W
10
Energy kJ
82
170
162
61
63
117
526
625
687
678
678
690
702
675
583
553
474
467
396
396
326
4
339
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
13
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
83
26
26
47
48
125
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
W
15
Energy kJ
26
5
24
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
12
0.4
SSW
3
1.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
702
3
458
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
45
45
22
22
45
54
75
54
54
185
185
22
12
7
22
22
22
22
204
22
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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