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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 pm Saturday 16 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 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | |
17 | 27 | 40 | 62 | 116 | 196 | 186 | 157 | 178 | 728 | 694 | 748 | 289 | 351 | 349 | 276 | 242 | 449 | 319 | 267 | 216 | 154 | 96 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:15PM7.77m | 6:37AM7.89m | 7:00PM7.97m | 7:24AM7.92m | 7:46PM7.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.25m | 00:23AM0.16m | 12:45PM0.10m | 1:09AM0.03m | 1:30PM0.14m | 1:56AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | 9:05 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | W 12 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 10 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 186 | 78 | 178 | — | — | — | 289 | 232 | 224 | 276 | 152 | 449 | 319 | 267 | 216 | 154 | 5 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 16 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 55 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 209 | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 27 | 40 | 62 | 116 | 196 | — | 157 | 157 | 728 | 694 | 748 | 176 | 351 | 349 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 96 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 427 | 430 | 432 | 246 | 276 | 88 | 55 | 276 | 432 | 54 | 54 | 303 | 165 | 89 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 250 | 238 | 470 | 470 |
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