Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 23 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.6
W
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
198
206
198
194
154
149
111
106
104
137
142
175
173
137
142
176
222
392
305
235
228
224
228
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:54AM6.02m
00:24AM6.23m
1:04PM5.79m
1:35AM6.06m
2:15PM5.78m
2:43AM6.06m
Low Tide
6:10PM1.91m
6:58AM1.84m
7:24PM2.07m
8:09AM1.90m
8:33PM2.04m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:12
9:13
9:15
Temp °C
13
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
17
21
23
23
22
21
21
21
23
25
25
23
23
23
22
22
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
15
21
23
24
22
20
20
20
23
24
24
22
22
22
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
WNW
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
Energy kJ
239
198
206
198
194
154
149
111
106
104
137
142
175
173
137
137
106
222
392
305
235
228
224
228
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
W
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
6
5
23
71
142
176
76
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
54
54
54
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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