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Bude Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bude surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bude sea temperature is
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bude today?
The current surf forecast for Bude at 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | |
24 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 37 | 74 | 124 | 208 | 186 | 166 | 178 | 740 | 694 | 734 | 294 | 403 | 330 | 349 | 238 | 498 | 434 | 317 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:51AM7.67m | 6:15PM7.77m | 6:37AM7.89m | 7:00PM7.97m | 7:24AM7.92m | 7:46PM7.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.47m | 12:01PM0.25m | 00:23AM0.16m | 12:45PM0.10m | 1:09AM0.03m | 1:30PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
 kJ | 7 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 186 | 166 | 178 | 740 | — | — | 294 | — | 224 | 209 | 238 | 498 | 434 | 317 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 55 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | 24 | 20 | 37 | 74 | 124 | 208 | — | — | 161 | — | 694 | 734 | 148 | 403 | 330 | 349 | 206 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 332 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 427 | 427 | 430 | 276 | 276 | 88 | 54 | 276 | 284 | 449 | 284 | 246 | 246 | 59 | 45 | 23 | 95 | 36 | 22 | 36 |
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