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Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bude today?
The current surf forecast for Bude at 1PM is: 1.6m 20s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1388 | 1462 | 1517 | 2017 | 8159 | 8370 | 7747 | 7431 | 5421 | 5076 | 4532 | 3978 | 4802 | 4403 | 3592 | 3172 | 2641 | 2175 | 1737 | 1519 | 1227 | 1076 | 955 | 2665 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:44AM 7.70 | 8:10PM 7.19 | 8:33AM 7.35 | 9:00PM 6.74 | 9:23AM 6.90 | 9:53PM 6.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:28AM 0.49 | 1:59PM 0.50 | 2:17AM 0.83 | 2:50PM 0.90 | 3:07AM 1.24 | 3:45PM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
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