Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 10PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
484 | 442 | 332 | 241 | 164 | 101 | 91 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 49 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:54PM5.50m | 12:24PM5.31m | 1:03AM5.07m | 1:47PM5.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM2.24m | 6:04AM2.51m | 6:42PM2.68m | 7:23AM2.84m | 8:19PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 8 | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 4 |
8 | 442 | 332 | 241 | 164 | 101 | 91 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 49 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 |
— | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 29 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | W 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | W 5 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — |
484 | — | 26 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | 10 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 582 | 237 | 54 | 54 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 101 | 276 | 82 | 88 | 99 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 100 | 99 | 99 |
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