Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 8PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)121111111212141415141414141313121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73811891426142618072321436647704568423833762846205816291288104812151398142314691321118411241085
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
40
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23PM
6.99
5:40AM
7.45
6:02PM
7.54
6:20AM
7.90
6:41PM
7.93
7:00AM
8.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.91
11:31PM
0.80
11:53AM
0.39
12:09AM
0.32
12:30PM
0.02
12:47AM
-0.02
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:20-------6:18
Sunset---8:12-------8:14-------8:15----
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-21---------------------
Temp. °C13131211101110101113131211111112121212119999
Feels °C (?)563434456888755676665544
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