Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.3° 

Bude surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bude today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 5AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
6
1.9
W
7
1.9
W
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
8
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
7
1.8
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
577
643
621
573
505
381
360
458
182
338
408
385
395
470
528
385
209
184
300
759
723
240
367
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:27AM6.92m
9:45PM6.62m
10:02AM6.39m
10:22PM6.02m
10:41AM5.82m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.95m
3:30PM1.13m
3:45AM1.47m
4:05PM1.68m
4:22AM2.02m
4:48PM2.24m
clear
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rain showers
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part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
11
10
10
11
10
12
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
10
10
12
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