Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 12AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 170 | 290 | 463 | 488 | 441 | 277 | 259 | 484 | 456 | 332 | 202 | 160 | 125 | 86 | 86 | 66 | 24 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:05PM6.07m | 11:27AM5.79m | 11:54PM5.50m | 12:24PM5.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM1.71m | 5:11AM2.01m | 5:36PM2.24m | 6:04AM2.51m | 6:42PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 164 | 139 | 484 | 456 | 332 | 202 | 160 | 125 | 86 | 86 | 66 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | W 6 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 92 | 170 | 290 | 463 | 488 | 441 | 277 | 259 | — | — | 35 | 51 | 45 | 40 | 50 | 39 | 27 | 24 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 503 | 196 | 239 | 246 | 222 | 88 | 94 | 213 | 276 | 88 | 54 | 36 | 33 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 206 | 88 | 99 |
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