Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
4
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
13
17
22
23
10
6
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
19
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
15
E
5
E
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:33AM6.74m
8:49PM6.75m
9:08AM6.41m
9:26PM6.42m
9:47AM6.04m
10:08PM6.07m
Low Tide
2:33PM1.24m
2:54AM1.34m
3:07PM1.55m
3:32AM1.69m
3:46PM1.90m
4:16AM2.05m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:46
5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:44
8:45
8:47
8:49
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
7
7
7
7
5
7
7
6
5
7
10
9
8
8
6
7
8
9
10
11
10
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
3
1
1
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.2
W
7
0.2
N
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
5
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
5
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
Energy kJ
15
15
13
17
22
23
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
1
Distance (km)
276
403
277
276
315
314
399
399
346
433
411
339
276
242
284
315
315
315
411
403
403
399
399
100
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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