
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 49 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:51AM7.67m | 8:12PM8.04m | 8:36AM7.62m | 8:57PM7.94m | 9:20AM7.41m | 9:41PM7.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.14m | 2:00PM0.25m | 2:29AM0.13m | 2:45PM0.31m | 3:14AM0.30m | 3:28PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
16 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | W 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 13 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 14 | — | W 15 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 10 | SW 7 | W 14 | W 15 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 13 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | 18 | 16 | — | 16 | 17 | 19 | 49 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 274 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 237 | 252 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 861 | 1198 | 400 | 403 | 399 | 399 | 412 | 510 | 510 | 510 | 399 | |
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