Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 60 | 110 | 148 | 290 | 408 | 419 | 277 | 277 | 528 | 484 | 372 | 332 | 241 | 160 | 122 | 86 | 86 | 66 | 28 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:44AM6.32m | 11:05PM6.07m | 11:27AM5.79m | 11:54PM5.50m | 12:24PM5.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM1.71m | 5:11AM2.01m | 5:36PM2.24m | 6:04AM2.51m | 6:42PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 |
57 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 160 | 164 | 4 | 484 | 372 | 332 | 241 | 160 | 122 | 86 | 86 | 66 | 21 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | W 6 | W 8 |
5 | 5 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
60 | 56 | 110 | 148 | 290 | 408 | 419 | 277 | 277 | 528 | — | 23 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 43 | 35 | 20 | 28 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 362 | 276 | 276 | 503 | 244 | 246 | 222 | 88 | 99 | 582 | 237 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 36 | 4 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 82 | 101 |
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