Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
19.0° C
2.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
7
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.9
W
8
2
W
8
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
NW
5
0.4
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
81
60
203
106
144
243
403
475
285
311
292
484
391
287
198
160
125
88
86
66
37
21
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:44AM6.32m
11:05PM6.07m
11:27AM5.79m
11:54PM5.50m
12:24PM5.31m
Low Tide
4:31AM1.47m
4:49PM1.71m
5:11AM2.01m
5:36PM2.24m
6:04AM2.51m
6:42PM2.68m
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
16
16
14
14
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
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