Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.6° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
77
73
60
36
35
64
107
90
612
680
490
359
313
270
329
367
482
607
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
35
WSW
30
W
40
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:01PM7.51m
7:18AM7.40m
7:33PM7.75m
7:50AM7.58m
8:06PM7.85m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.49m
1:23PM0.43m
1:43AM0.30m
1:54PM0.30m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
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rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:08
 mm
1
12
6
2
1
1
1
1
9
1
6
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
19
19
17
17
17
16
16
18
20
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
11
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
11
11
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