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/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 11 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: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | |
113 | 69 | 50 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 59 | 111 | 193 | 372 | 545 | 456 | 440 | 522 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:12AM5.58m | 1:53PM5.45m | 2:23AM5.84m | 3:00PM5.84m | 3:23AM6.28m | 3:55PM6.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM2.33m | 8:09PM2.32m | 8:49AM1.97m | 9:11PM1.93m | 9:43AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 12 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 8 | W 12 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 19 | SW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 113 | 69 | 50 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 31 | 29 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 59 | 111 | 193 | 372 | 545 | 456 | 440 | 522 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 4 | 83 | 317 | 198 | 510 | 510 | 129 | 237 | 231 | 95 | 459 | 477 | 473 | 514 | 473 | 432 | 339 | 808 | 808 | 1096 | 1130 | 823 | 575 |
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