Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.8
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.2
WNW
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.9
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
1.6
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
WSW
1.1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)101011101017161616161616151414141310131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12513124631841882726672413200217671145138415501941209520621682506506772572581362350
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
30
SSE
45
SE
60
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
ESE
50
ESE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
7.06
6:24PM
6.96
6:41AM
7.34
6:59PM
7.15
7:16AM
7.51
7:34PM
7.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
0.94
12:31AM
0.84
12:53PM
0.73
1:04AM
0.68
1:26PM
0.61
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise--8:11-------8:10-------8:08-----
Sunset----4:45-------4:47-------4:50---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----2-----871-----21---
Temp. °C6669976477987776666810999
Feels °C (?)3223312-10-3-3-1001111-2-25344
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