Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.7° 

Bude surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bude today (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 6PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
17
23
33
28
31
51
42
31
26
44
47
43
43
43
21
14
10
10
9
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NE
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:33AM6.20m
11:56PM6.12m
12:24PM5.78m
00:52AM5.66m
1:25PM5.46m
Low Tide
5:42PM1.78m
6:12AM1.97m
6:36PM2.19m
7:09AM2.33m
7:43PM2.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:17
9:16
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
20
20
17
15
14
13
15
18
19
20
19
17
16
17
20
22
21
21
19
Feels °C
18
18
17
17
15
13
12
11
12
15
16
18
18
16
16
17
20
20
19
20
19
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