Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 4PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 40 | 43 | 33 | 77 | 54 | 64 | 43 | 119 | 139 | 112 | 85 | 74 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:52AM7.63m | 9:10PM7.75m | 9:29AM7.30m | 9:47PM7.27m | 10:06AM6.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.32m | 3:20AM0.48m | 3:34PM0.69m | 3:55AM0.94m | 4:10PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 7 | N 3 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 43 | 33 | 77 | 54 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 18 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 18 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 43 | 119 | 139 | 112 | 85 | 74 | 89 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 236 | 414 | 431 | 475 | 237 | 475 | 287 | 297 | 413 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 246 | 246 | 231 | 240 | 222 | 964 | 856 | 215 |
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