Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
18.4°C
2.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.7
WSW
8
2.1
W
8
2.2
W
8
2
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
245
280
336
510
671
559
461
422
452
412
292
186
150
346
302
202
164
125
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:45PM6.58m
11:12AM6.29m
11:46PM6.02m
12:22PM5.83m
Low Tide
4:22PM1.23m
4:48AM1.54m
5:18PM1.75m
5:53AM2.07m
6:40PM2.19m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
20
19
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
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