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Bude Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bude today?
The current surf forecast for Bude at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the E by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | |
33 | 32 | 23 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 71 | 97 | 128 | 168 | 161 | 193 | 239 | 243 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 134 | 125 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:00PM6.08m | 4:21AM6.48m | 4:48PM6.47m | 5:06AM6.81m | 5:28PM6.82m | 5:44AM7.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM1.70m | 10:43AM1.35m | 11:00PM1.34m | 11:22AM1.06m | 11:38PM1.05m | 11:56AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
13 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | WSW 8 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 33 | 32 | 21 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 71 | 97 | 128 | 168 | 161 | 193 | 239 | 243 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 134 | 125 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NNE 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | 21 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 69 | 83 | 48 | 37 | 30 | 38 | 45 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 52 | 86 | 86 | 276 | 2 | 87 | 100 | 293 | 321 | 82 | 82 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 296 | 296 | 284 | 243 | 276 | 255 | 250 | 246 | 240 |
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