Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
17.1°C
3.0° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 2PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
464
396
322
253
198
195
151
151
114
81
78
52
51
32
33
32
31
61
87
186
172
284
297
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11AM5.92m
10:37PM5.50m
11:03AM5.46m
11:38PM5.08m
12:17PM5.15m
Low Tide
3:49AM1.98m
4:18PM2.18m
4:37AM2.45m
5:19PM2.63m
5:50AM2.82m
6:54PM2.84m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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rain showers
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
11
12
13
13
11
10
9
8
9
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
9
12
14
11
10
Feels °C
7
8
6
7
9
9
6
6
5
4
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
7
7
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