Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bude today (27 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (27 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
15
0.6
W
6
0.3
W
14
0.7
W
6
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
71
71
68
47
45
27
26
25
25
14
26
18
22
33
32
46
67
93
120
80
61
70
70
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
0
SW
0
E
5
ESE
5
W
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
4:10PM6.17m
4:30AM6.34m
4:54PM6.41m
5:13AM6.51m
5:33PM6.62m
5:52AM6.65m
Low Tide
10:22PM1.70m
10:45AM1.51m
11:04PM1.49m
11:23AM1.36m
11:43PM1.31m
11:59AM1.24m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:16
9:17
9:19
1
Temp °C
25
24
20
18
17
17
19
21
20
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
23
23
20
18
16
16
18
19
17
13
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
7
Energy kJ
100
71
71
68
47
45
27
26
25
25
14
14
13
22
31
32
38
59
93
120
80
61
54
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
5
10
10
10
10
26
18
6
33
30
46
67
61
59
73
50
70
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
W
14
Energy kJ
6
1
6
6
6
5
17
1
1
24
24
25
26
26
26
24
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
5
1
1
5
6
3
3
7
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)
7
12
0
0
2
2
74
95
95
332
95
101
95
95
95
85
45
45
0
0
0
0
33
45
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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