Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 07 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 1PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.6
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
5
5
5
17
17
40
35
35
58
55
50
28
35
63
77
108
108
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM6.04m
10:08PM6.07m
10:32AM5.68m
10:58PM5.76m
11:28AM5.41m
00:00AM5.56m
Low Tide
3:32AM1.69m
3:46PM1.90m
4:16AM2.05m
4:34PM2.22m
5:13AM2.34m
5:36PM2.47m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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5:41
5:39
5:39
5:37
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8:47
8:49
8:51
8:52
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
11
12
11
12
11
10
9
9
13
15
15
14
12
11
10
11
14
15
16
14
13
12
5
5
8
9
9
11
10
8
7
7
11
13
13
13
10
8
6
7
10
12
13
12
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.6
NNW
7
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.2
W
11
1.1
NNW
6
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
17
17
40
35
35
58
55
50
28
35
25
25
10
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
W
9
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
6
28
5
5
1
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
2
2
5
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
5
0.4
N
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
6
Energy kJ
1
11
63
77
108
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
285
285
285
431
431
431
403
403
292
100
47
99
99
38
38
2
2
2
5
31
0
0
284
313
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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