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Bude Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 May 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bude today?
The current surf forecast for Bude at 5PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 48 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | 3:46PM1.90m | 4:16AM2.05m | 4:34PM2.22m | 5:13AM2.34m | 5:36PM2.47m | 6:26AM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | 8:52 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 28 | 16 | 25 | 48 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 5 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 10 | NW 4 | W 9 | NNW 6 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 431 | 431 | 403 | 403 | 399 | 399 | 100 | 47 | 47 | 74 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 255 | 255 | 313 | 313 | 375 | 284 |
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