Bude Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 4.56° W

Bude 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bude sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Bude at 7AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
15
1.1
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.7
WNW
17
1.4
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
16
1.8
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.7
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
522
905
868
683
573
483
353
280
276
205
151
116
114
78
71
48
300
1003
1437
1354
1354
1162
1122
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
0
E
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:25AM5.66m
4:44PM6.13m
5:05AM6.24m
5:21PM6.72m
5:41AM6.80m
5:56PM7.25m
Low Tide
10:20PM2.20m
10:36AM2.02m
11:01PM1.64m
11:14AM1.46m
11:36PM1.10m
11:48AM0.95m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:10
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
14
13
16
20
21
18
16
16
15
15
16
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
16
17
15
15
14
14
14
12
11
12
11
13
17
18
17
14
15
15
16
16
18
16
13
11
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