Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
16.7°C
2.8° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 4PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Fri morning).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
3
W
9
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.1
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.6
WSW
12
3
WNW
16
5.5
WNW
14
5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4340
3511
3460
2722
2015
1311
1536
1403
1193
1010
764
536
457
449
671
5262
12118
6898
3812
2779
2872
Wind (km/h)
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
15
SW
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
25
NE
65
NW
70
NW
60
WNW
55
NW
50
WNW
50
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:05PM5.55m
3:37AM5.62m
3:57PM6.08m
4:23AM6.20m
4:40PM6.65m
Low Tide
8:54AM2.57m
9:31PM2.20m
9:49AM2.08m
10:17PM1.66m
10:32AM1.54m
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7:50
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7:52
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 mm
1
2
1
1
5
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2
1
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3
9
1
2
2
3
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2
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
5
8
10
7
7
6
6
7
-2
-5
-3
-2
0
1
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