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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 12 am Thursday 14 May 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bude today?
The current surf forecast for Bude at 6AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 14 | WNW 14 | |
578 | 598 | 589 | 537 | 432 | 382 | 194 | 155 | 130 | 144 | 172 | 92 | 69 | 92 | 85 | 46 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 38 | 19 | 16 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:16AM6.79m | 4:44PM6.91m | 5:05AM7.28m | 5:30PM7.41m | 5:51AM7.67m | 6:15PM7.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM1.43m | 10:31AM0.99m | 10:52PM0.92m | 11:17AM0.56m | 11:38PM0.47m | 12:01PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 186 | 113 | 77 | 49 | 63 | 71 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 |
| kJ | 578 | 598 | 589 | 537 | 432 | 382 | 194 | 155 | 130 | 144 | 172 | 92 | 69 | 92 | 85 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 19 | 10 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 357 | 357 | 88 | 231 | 805 | 1166 | 358 | 90 | 183 | 33 | 289 | 289 | 101 | 358 | 297 | 118 | 2 | 246 | 47 | 63 | 246 | 246 | 95 | 246 |
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