Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 20 | 40 | 62 | 86 | 108 | 73 | 60 | 18 | 32 | 34 | 74 | 263 | 417 | 893 | 476 | 389 | 304 | 264 | 311 | 376 | 493 | 616 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:45AM7.09m | 7:01PM7.51m | 7:18AM7.40m | 7:33PM7.75m | 7:50AM7.58m | 8:06PM7.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM0.69m | 1:12AM0.49m | 1:23PM0.43m | 1:43AM0.30m | 1:54PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
12 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 60 | 16 | 32 | 34 | 74 | — | — | — | 35 | 389 | 304 | 264 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | SW 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 8 |
7 | 20 | 40 | 62 | 86 | 108 | 73 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 263 | 417 | 893 | 476 | — | — | — | 311 | 376 | 493 | 616 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 246 | 297 | 334 | 334 | 303 | 95 | 247 | 229 | 253 | 265 | 40 | 82 | 99 | 93 | 54 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 403 | 360 | 500 | 196 |
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