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Bude Surf Forecast
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Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bude today?
The current surf forecast for Bude at 4PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
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 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | |
29 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 47 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 42 | 71 | 97 | 128 | 168 | 209 | 243 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 2:57PM5.71m | 3:25AM6.13m | 4:00PM6.08m | 4:21AM6.48m | 4:48PM6.47m | 5:06AM6.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM2.00m | 9:17PM2.06m | 9:55AM1.68m | 10:15PM1.70m | 10:43AM1.35m | 11:00PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | 8:35 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | WSW 8 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 29 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 47 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 71 | 97 | 128 | 168 | 209 | 243 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 5 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 7 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 15 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 38 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 86 | 86 | 276 | 20 | 82 | 87 | 82 | 97 | 82 | 82 | 88 | 88 | 95 | 287 |
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