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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 Monday 11 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 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | W 19 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | NW 7 | |
26 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 70 | 148 | 255 | 590 | 644 | 576 | 560 | 544 | 582 | 272 | 434 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:53PM5.45m | 2:23AM5.84m | 3:00PM5.84m | 3:23AM6.28m | 3:55PM6.37m | 4:16AM6.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM2.33m | 8:09PM2.32m | 8:49AM1.97m | 9:11PM1.93m | 9:43AM1.49m | 10:04PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | 8:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 15 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 272 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 19 | WNW 5 | W 9 | WNW 4 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 8 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 19 | W 9 | SW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | N 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | — | 9 | — | 6 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 70 | 148 | 255 | 590 | 644 | 576 | 560 | 544 | 582 | 241 | 434 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 317 | 317 | 332 | 510 | 297 | 115 | 231 | 237 | 423 | 118 | 813 | 509 | 432 | 432 | 454 | 475 | 808 | 980 | 823 | 1164 | 808 | 357 | 535 | 535 |
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