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Bude Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 08 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bude today?
The current surf forecast for Bude at 11AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | |
5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 28 | 30 | 62 | 82 | 128 | 120 | 118 | 68 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 200 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:32AM5.68m | 10:58PM5.76m | 11:28AM5.41m | 00:00AM5.56m | 12:38PM5.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM2.05m | 4:34PM2.22m | 5:13AM2.34m | 5:36PM2.47m | 6:26AM2.46m | 6:54PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | 8:53 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 9 | 30 | 62 | 82 | 128 | 120 | 118 | 68 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — | W 10 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 59 | 59 | 84 | 200 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 100 | 47 | 47 | 74 | 38 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 100 | 277 | 285 | 474 | 332 | 500 | 509 | 482 | 274 | 70 | 70 |
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