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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 12 pm Friday 15 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bude today?
The current surf forecast for Bude at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 5 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | |
113 | 114 | 89 | 65 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 70 | 45 | 116 | 193 | 208 | 191 | 166 | 178 | 740 | 771 | 819 | 453 | 501 | 458 | 386 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:30PM7.41m | 5:51AM7.67m | 6:15PM7.77m | 6:37AM7.89m | 7:00PM7.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM0.56m | 11:38PM0.47m | 12:01PM0.25m | 00:23AM0.16m | 12:45PM0.10m | 1:09AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | 9:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 9 |
 kJ | 65 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 16 | — | 18 | 35 | 55 | 166 | 178 | — | — | — | — | 179 | 458 | 386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | W 14 | W 14 | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | N 5 | — | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | 24 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 113 | 114 | 89 | 65 | — | — | — | 11 | 16 | 70 | 45 | 116 | 193 | 208 | 191 | — | 166 | 740 | 771 | 819 | 453 | 501 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 332 | 297 | 400 | 411 | 293 | 276 | 246 | 88 | 246 | 427 | 432 | 432 | 339 | 332 | 88 | 55 | 332 | 284 | 449 | 360 | 246 | 246 | 94 | 54 |
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