Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
9.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 6PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (18 Feb)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (18 Feb)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)11111112121212141414131212121111810101011111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3443965369461036915101937174742428753333886251819141200115810431454143117031855166717961652
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
ENE
30
N
35
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
30
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
50
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
7.69
6:37PM
7.56
6:53AM
7.95
7:11PM
7.74
7:28AM
8.04
7:47PM
7.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
0.33
12:43AM
0.27
1:03PM
0.13
1:15AM
0.14
1:36PM
0.09
1:49AM
0.18
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise7:24-------7:22-------7:20-------
Sunset--5:38-------5:39-------5:42-----
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-6122111---------1-------
Temp. °C78876555788899991011111112101110
Feels °C (?)-2010-1-3-4-5-110-1132024425343
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