Live Surf Report

Today’s Recommendation

Live forecast data supplied directly by MET Norway for the water just offshore from Crooklets. This is modelled guidance, not a beach safety assessment—always check the RNLI flags and speak to the lifeguards before paddling out.

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Understanding the number

Offshore wave height is not beach wave-face height.

The feed reports significant wave height: the average of the highest third of modelled offshore waves, measured from trough to crest. Tide, seabed, wind, period and local banks determine how those waves break at Crooklets.

Surfer riding a powerful turquoise wave beside dramatic coastal cliffs

Representative surf image

Kissed by GodAnd then put on your wetsuit and go for it!

Surfer viewed from above inside a clear blue-green breaking wave — Clear-water power · Photo: Silas Baisch / Unsplash

Surfer riding a large green wave near a cliff — Big-wave perspective · Photo: byronetmedia / Unsplash

Main image: Bernd Dittrich / Unsplash. Representative surf photography; not a live view or a claim about current Bude conditions.

Crooklets visual guide

What a typical 1–3ft day can look like.

Representative view of 1ft surf — **Crooklets · 1ft**Small, gentle lines—the usual starting point for a supervised first lesson.

Representative view of 2ft surf — **Crooklets · 2ft**More shape and push; still approachable when wind, tide and lifeguards agree.

Representative view of 3ft surf — **Crooklets · 3ft**A proper surf with more power, stronger currents and heavier sets.

The 1ft, 2ft and 3ft photographs are representative scale guides, not live Crooklets camera images. Surfers often describe breaking waves differently from forecast significant wave height, so the two figures should not be compared directly.

Award-winning coastline

Three Bude beaches. Three Blue Flags.

Crooklets, Summerleaze and Widemouth retained Blue Flag status for 2026—recognising high standards in water quality, environmental management, education and safety.

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Independent local checks

Reports and live webcams

Use these trusted local and specialist sources alongside our automatically updated conditions. Always check the RNLI flags and speak to the lifeguards before paddling out.

Local report & webcams

Zuma Jay

Read Zuma Jay’s own Bude surf report and open its live webcam page. Their report remains on their website and is not copied here.

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Specialist forecast

Surfline · Crooklets Blue Flag2026

Check current surf height, wind, tide and nearby conditions for a useful second view before heading out.

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