Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.4° 

Bude surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bude today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 1PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
7
2.1
W
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
W
8
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.8
W
7
1.9
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.9
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
328
496
494
520
547
520
302
252
214
191
422
670
240
315
420
454
458
443
516
527
466
345
592
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:02AM6.39m
10:22PM6.02m
10:41AM5.82m
11:07PM5.44m
11:35AM5.30m
Low Tide
3:45AM1.47m
4:05PM1.68m
4:22AM2.02m
4:48PM2.24m
5:10AM2.56m
5:52PM2.74m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:58
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7:29
7:25
7:23
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
9
10
9
10
11
9
9
11
10
8
10
13
13
12
11
13
13
15
15
14
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