Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bude today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bude at 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 119 | 98 | 101 | 104 | 107 | 104 | 84 | 127 | 133 | 164 | 105 | 190 | 298 | 377 | 245 | 245 | 421 | 430 | 397 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:06AM6.84m | 10:25PM6.68m | 10:44AM6.32m | 11:05PM6.07m | 11:27AM5.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM1.17m | 4:31AM1.47m | 4:49PM1.71m | 5:11AM2.01m | 5:36PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 6 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 9 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 119 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 104 | 84 | 127 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 133 | 108 | 421 | 430 | 397 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | W 17 | WNW 10 | W 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 16 | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 175 | — | 98 | 101 | 104 | 107 | — | — | — | 133 | 164 | 105 | 190 | 298 | 377 | 245 | 245 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 222 | 403 | 237 | 165 | 83 | 45 | 59 | 205 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 189 | 165 | 94 | 85 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 54 | 54 |
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