Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.4° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 7PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
7
1.9
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
762
226
398
489
516
516
502
529
596
476
428
556
479
410
374
326
274
274
227
184
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:41AM5.82m
11:07PM5.44m
11:35AM5.30m
00:14AM4.97m
12:59PM4.96m
Low Tide
4:48PM2.24m
5:10AM2.56m
5:52PM2.74m
6:32AM2.96m
7:40PM2.97m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
10
10
13
13
11
11
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
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