Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 5AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
5
5
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)161616161616141414131313131313131212161817161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)244422032002145912971913201223262417254219491558109486589264349347286448775871501756414527
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
45
SE
60
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
5
NE
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
ononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
6.96
6:41AM
7.34
6:59PM
7.15
7:16AM
7.51
7:34PM
7.24
7:51AM
7.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.84
12:53PM
0.73
1:04AM
0.68
1:26PM
0.61
1:37AM
0.61
2:00PM
0.59
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----8:10-------8:08-------8:07---
Sunset------4:47-------4:50-------4:51-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11441-----351----11--
Temp. °C767897776667912111099998987
Feels °C (?)321-2-43320100245433456412
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