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Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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 1PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bude. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 2598 | 2031 | 1909 | 2099 | 3042 | 4185 | 3879 | 4127 | 3883 | 3851 | 4527 | 8030 | 7586 | 6921 | 6299 | 5786 | 4793 | 3740 | 3025 | 2401 | 2155 | 2095 | 711 | 767 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:18AM 6.45 | 10:50PM 5.89 | 11:17AM 6.06 | 11:53PM 5.62 | 12:22PM 5.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:02AM 1.66 | 4:43PM 1.74 | 5:03AM 2.02 | 5:46PM 2.03 | 6:09AM 2.25 | 6:51PM 2.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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