Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 BST
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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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 11PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
11
1
N
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
145
181
132
108
127
82
9
2
64
90
94
77
49
25
15
20
33
35
18
9
5
7
6
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:00AM5.56m
12:38PM5.30m
1:12AM5.58m
1:53PM5.45m
2:23AM5.84m
Low Tide
5:36PM2.47m
6:26AM2.46m
6:54PM2.52m
7:43AM2.33m
8:09PM2.32m
8:49AM1.97m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:52
8:53
8:54
1
1
Temp °C
16
13
13
11
10
8
11
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
8
9
6
4
1
3
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
1.4
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
25
25
181
132
108
127
82
9
2
2
90
94
77
2
2
2
2
2
2
18
9
5
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
19
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
5
5
10
9
9
9
9
2
2
2
7
4
4
1
2
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
19
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
1.3
NNW
7
0.7
NE
4
1.3
N
5
1.3
N
5
1
N
6
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.2
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
45
145
13
87
94
64
49
25
15
20
33
35
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
276
100
313
350
373
317
332
808
468
474
423
70
70
83
83
86
332
332
320
237
237
297
484
823
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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