Bude surf break

Bude surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 GMT
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
9.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Bude today?

The current surf forecast for Bude at 8AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (27 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (27 Jan)15ft (4.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
!
4
!
3
3
3
!
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
2.5
W
3
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)121112121514141515141417171717161616161615141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67849967568729423616628690539556775344754584637156895622542154714709417437462908234216991233
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
50
SE
45
SSE
40
SSW
40
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
6.17
11:45AM
6.13
12:24AM
5.90
1:05PM
5.89
1:49AM
5.89
2:31PM
5.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
1.79
6:00PM
1.92
6:39AM
2.04
7:26PM
2.06
8:11AM
1.98
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise----8:02-------8:00-------7:58---
Sunset------5:00-------5:00-------5:02-
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
141154---1----------------
Temp. °C910121198867666799788877998
Feels °C (?)00430-20-11111133012312333
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