Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 22 May 2026 BST
Forecast 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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (22 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
382
308
313
254
244
239
198
206
198
194
154
149
111
106
104
134
145
142
142
139
137
176
222
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
0
NW
0
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:18PM6.58m
11:54AM6.02m
00:24AM6.23m
1:04PM5.79m
1:35AM6.06m
Low Tide
5:01PM1.57m
5:46AM1.60m
6:10PM1.91m
6:58AM1.84m
7:24PM2.07m
8:09AM1.90m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:10
9:12
9:13
Temp °C
18
16
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
17
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
23
25
18
16
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
16
21
22
22
21
22
21
20
23
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
WNW
13
Energy kJ
396
382
308
313
254
244
239
198
206
198
194
154
149
111
106
104
134
145
142
142
139
137
109
222
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
W
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
5
23
71
100
176
76
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
6
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
22
22
0
0
0
0
36
83
54
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Bude surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest