Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.4° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 1PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.8
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
0.8
WNW
6
1
W
6
1.2
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
3
W
9
3
W
9
2.4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
10
9
12
22
23
22
12
31
81
212
285
176
124
48
74
124
178
469
1277
1219
881
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
45
SSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:12AM6.68m
6:28PM7.13m
6:45AM7.09m
7:01PM7.51m
7:18AM7.40m
7:33PM7.75m
Low Tide
12:20PM1.06m
00:41AM0.81m
12:52PM0.69m
1:12AM0.49m
1:23PM0.43m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
19
21
20
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
17
19
20
18
16
16
14
13
12
14
13
13
16
15
14
12
15
11
10
11
13
12
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