Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 BST
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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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 12PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.3
W
9
2.5
W
10
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.2
W
13
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
313
363
417
600
775
924
1360
3800
3697
3054
2532
1909
1579
1209
900
699
607
476
389
375
375
347
284
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:11AM7.74m
8:34PM7.78m
9:00AM7.38m
9:24PM7.44m
9:53AM6.92m
10:18PM7.01m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.10m
2:17PM0.36m
2:46AM0.36m
3:06PM0.71m
3:39AM0.76m
4:00PM1.14m
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light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:24
5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:07
9:07
9:08
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
13
13
14
14
16
18
18
17
16
15
8
8
7
7
6
5
4
5
6
6
8
9
10
12
10
9
11
11
12
15
15
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
19
1.5
WSW
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
18
0.5
W
17
0.8
W
16
3
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.2
W
13
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
Energy kJ
7
313
4
4
4
25
142
334
3697
3054
2532
1909
1579
1209
900
699
607
476
389
375
375
347
284
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
5
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.3
W
9
2.5
W
10
3
W
14
0.3
SSE
2
Energy kJ
264
363
417
600
775
924
1360
3800
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
5
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
475
478
497
475
360
366
360
470
506
246
54
246
95
45
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
12
7
12
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
3
2
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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