Surf Forecasts:
Crooklets-Bude surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, N swell with 59 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crooklets-Bude this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Crooklets-Bude in the next 16 days are 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crooklets-Bude over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer over the next couple of weeks.
To be brutally honest, it’s a pretty flat spell we’re looking at here. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a struggle. There are no real standouts, no days where you’d be racing to get your wetsuit on. It’s a long stretch of small, weak waves and tricky winds. We’re looking at at least a week of this before we see anything that might be worth a paddle.
For Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th, it’s tiny. We’re talking a 1ft swell from the west at Crooklets-Bude, but with a weak combined energy of just 27 (Wednesday morning) and 21 (Wednesday afternoon). The wind is offshore or cross-offshore, which would keep things clean, but there’s just no power. The swell period is a short 10 seconds, so it’s not going to have any punch. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing weird there.
We move into the weekend of the 19th and 20th, and it’s more of the same. The swell stays under 3ft, with periods as low as 4 seconds. The wind shifts around, mostly cross-shore, which just chops things up. The combined energy is still weak, under 100. It’s not going to be fun.
The only slight glimmer comes on Saturday the 25th. The swell picks up to 4ft from the NNW, with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy finally climbs into the moderate range, hitting 121 in the morning and 173 in the afternoon. That’s our best chance, but it’s a real caveat. The wind is cross-onshore, which will be lumpy, and the swell is short period, so it’ll be fat and hard to ride. For a beginner spot, 4ft is getting a bit too big for the inexperienced, and the conditions are not going to be clean. It’s more of a go-out-and-see-what-happens session than a guaranteed good one. After that, it drops right back off again into tiny, weak waves for the end of the month.
Honestly, keep your expectations low. There’s a lot of small, weak surf here. The best window is around the 25th, but it’s a gamble. The rest of the fortnight is a washout.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | W 7 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 18 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 5 |
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 kJ | 17 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:04AM7.55m | 7:26PM7.95m | 7:51AM7.67m | 8:12PM8.04m | 8:36AM7.62m | 8:57PM7.94m | 9:20AM7.41m | 9:41PM7.64m | 10:03AM7.07m | 10:24PM7.19m | 10:47AM6.65m | 11:08PM6.66m | 11:33AM6.20m | 11:56PM6.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.35m | 1:43AM0.14m | 2:00PM0.25m | 2:29AM0.13m | 2:45PM0.31m | 3:14AM0.30m | 3:28PM0.53m | 3:57AM0.62m | 4:11PM0.88m | 4:39AM1.05m | 4:55PM1.32m | 5:23AM1.52m | 5:42PM1.78m | ||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 5 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 13 | W 8 | — | W 14 | — | — | W 19 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 16 | W 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | — | 5 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 14 | SW 6 | W 13 | S 6 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | N 5 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 8 | — | 10 | 19 | 55 | 35 | 22 | — | — | 8 | — | 17 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 5 | 297 | 116 | 86 | 5 | 115 | 1191 | 400 | 400 | 510 | 4 | 399 | 320 | 4 | 401 | 401 | 412 | 115 | 64 | 5 |
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