Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 24 May 2026 BST
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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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (24 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.6
W
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
111
106
104
137
142
175
175
137
144
176
222
402
309
232
228
224
228
232
228
224
171
157
154
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
W
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:04PM5.79m
1:35AM6.06m
2:15PM5.78m
2:43AM6.06m
3:18PM5.93m
Low Tide
6:58AM1.84m
7:24PM2.07m
8:09AM1.90m
8:33PM2.04m
9:10AM1.82m
9:32PM1.90m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:16
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:13
9:15
9:15
1
Temp °C
13
14
17
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
25
26
25
23
23
23
24
25
27
26
25
24
23
11
12
15
20
23
24
25
21
20
20
22
24
25
26
24
24
24
25
26
29
29
28
25
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
WNW
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
Energy kJ
149
111
106
104
137
142
175
175
137
134
106
222
402
309
232
228
224
228
232
228
224
171
157
154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
W
9
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.3
NNW
5
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
6
5
23
71
144
176
76
7
7
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
Energy kJ
3
4
3
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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