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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 14 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bude today?
The current surf forecast for Bude at 4PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | |
521 | 379 | 357 | 321 | 118 | 150 | 188 | 207 | 121 | 120 | 104 | 88 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 80 | 112 | 119 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 4:44PM6.91m | 5:05AM7.28m | 5:30PM7.41m | 5:51AM7.67m | 6:15PM7.77m | 6:37AM7.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.99m | 10:52PM0.92m | 11:17AM0.56m | 11:38PM0.47m | 12:01PM0.25m | 00:23AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:01 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | N 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 13 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 118 | 73 | 61 | 82 | 67 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 112 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 7 | NNW 4 | N 4 | W 9 | N 5 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 14 | W 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 55 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 6 | — | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 521 | 379 | 357 | 321 | 108 | 150 | 188 | 207 | 121 | 120 | 104 | 88 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 80 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 805 | 1166 | 357 | 332 | 97 | 66 | 289 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 95 | 58 | 47 | 95 | 334 | 430 | 95 | 246 | 246 | 90 | 55 |
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