Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.5° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 1AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (31 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
2.1
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
453
699
1075
958
963
1013
942
847
697
474
363
251
198
157
127
123
89
84
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:06PM7.85m
8:24AM7.62m
8:41PM7.77m
8:59AM7.50m
9:18PM7.52m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.30m
2:13AM0.25m
2:26PM0.31m
2:46AM0.35m
3:00PM0.47m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:06
8:04
 mm
5
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
13
11
10
9
11
11
12
11
12
12
13
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
15
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