Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
9.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 4AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 2.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (28 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
5
!
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
4
!
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
W
4
W
2.1
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
2.5
W
5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5
W
Period(s) (?)141318171717171616161616151414131313121818181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)70365623286371155755536853685421522548894226348326481972167411071103927855439715209155381837915464
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
40
ESE
10
S
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
5.90
1:05PM
5.89
1:49AM
5.89
2:31PM
5.99
3:09AM
6.22
3:45PM
6.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
2.04
7:26PM
2.06
8:11AM
1.98
8:52PM
1.88
9:32AM
1.60
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----8:00-------7:58-------7:56---
Sunset------5:00-------5:02-------5:05-
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
1---1-1-------126----35-
Temp. °C766669977888899988767798
Feels °C (?)122114421222122244212-161
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