Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
17.1°C
3.1° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 2AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (19 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
32
32
32
50
61
87
131
172
284
247
295
276
263
235
235
235
190
158
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
35
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
E
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:38PM5.08m
12:17PM5.15m
1:06AM4.91m
1:49PM5.18m
Low Tide
5:19PM2.63m
5:50AM2.82m
6:54PM2.84m
7:33AM2.88m
8:28PM2.65m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:48
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6:20
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6:17
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
9
9
10
13
13
12
11
9
9
9
11
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
7
8
6
6
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
6
8
9
10
9
7
6
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