Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 1AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 56 | 45 | 104 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 143 | 139 | 94 | 88 | 83 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:10PM7.75m | 9:29AM7.30m | 9:47PM7.27m | 10:06AM6.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.32m | 3:20AM0.48m | 3:34PM0.69m | 3:55AM0.94m | 4:10PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 18 | W 19 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 45 | 104 | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | W 11 | W 18 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 40 | — | — | — | 75 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 143 | 139 | 94 | 88 | 83 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 431 | 475 | 237 | 297 | 287 | 414 | 414 | 276 | 276 | 174 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 218 | 825 | 974 | 856 | 231 |
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