Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 109 | 268 | 220 | 156 | 106 | 56 | 42 | 69 | 91 | 160 | 343 | 700 | 651 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:28PM7.13m | 6:45AM7.09m | 7:01PM7.51m | 7:18AM7.40m | 7:33PM7.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM1.06m | 00:41AM0.81m | 12:52PM0.69m | 1:12AM0.49m | 1:23PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
10 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 42 | 18 | 91 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 8 | W 10 | SW 6 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | SSW 3 | SW 6 | — | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 109 | 268 | 220 | 156 | 106 | — | 3 | 69 | — | 160 | 343 | 700 | 651 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 95 | 95 | 63 | 95 | 95 | 246 | 297 | 334 | 334 | 246 | 45 | 247 | 250 | 482 | 106 | 510 | 222 | 805 | 99 |
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