Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 81 | 60 | 203 | 106 | 144 | 243 | 403 | 475 | 285 | 311 | 292 | 484 | 391 | 287 | 198 | 160 | 125 | 88 | 86 | 66 | 37 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:44AM6.32m | 11:05PM6.07m | 11:27AM5.79m | 11:54PM5.50m | 12:24PM5.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM1.47m | 4:49PM1.71m | 5:11AM2.01m | 5:36PM2.24m | 6:04AM2.51m | 6:42PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 107 | 28 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 164 | 164 | 139 | 484 | 391 | 287 | 198 | 160 | 125 | 88 | 86 | 66 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | W 16 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | 81 | 60 | 203 | 106 | 144 | 243 | 403 | 475 | 285 | 311 | 292 | — | — | 17 | 26 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 27 | 21 | 37 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 83 | 409 | 276 | 503 | 503 | 244 | 246 | 222 | 88 | 94 | 85 | 582 | 54 | 54 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 66 | 276 | 66 | 101 | 101 |
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