Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 9 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:19PM6.81m | 7:35AM6.84m | 7:55PM6.48m | 8:12AM6.52m | 8:33PM6.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.96m | 1:18AM1.16m | 1:40PM1.25m | 1:53AM1.47m | 2:18PM1.60m | 2:32AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  | |  | | | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | 4:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | 4:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 39 | 60 | 51 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 74 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 58 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 79 | 43 | 43 | 58 | 303 |
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