Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.4° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
7
1.9
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.9
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
252
209
196
324
762
816
287
409
431
432
431
502
527
427
454
545
479
432
381
326
281
233
227
184
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:22PM6.02m
10:41AM5.82m
11:07PM5.44m
11:35AM5.30m
00:14AM4.97m
12:59PM4.96m
Low Tide
4:22AM2.02m
4:48PM2.24m
5:10AM2.56m
5:52PM2.74m
6:32AM2.96m
7:40PM2.97m
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light rain
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light rain
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
18
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
9
10
12
10
10
11
11
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
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