TidePlanet

Today in Bud there are high tides at 12:26 am (7.7 ft) and 12:43 pm (7.6 ft) and low tides at 6:40 am and 7:06 pm. Tide coefficient 95. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 7:06 pm. The sun rises at 7:59 am and sets at 4:32 pm: 8 h 32 min of daylight. The moon is 85% illuminated (waning gibbous). Major solunar periods run from 1:56 am to 3:56 am and from 2:29 pm to 4:29 pm. The next spring tides arrive from November 9 to 11. The sea is moderate, with 6.2 ft waves. There's a strong breeze from the west-southwest (24 mph). Partly cloudy, 51 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Bud today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: high
4
Fair day · 4 out of 10 3:30–4:30 pm
  • Major period 2:29–4:29 pm
  • Sunset at 4:32 pm, golden hour from 3:16 pm
  • Rising pressure (+0.42 inHg in 24 h), fresh onshore wind (24 mph) and 6.0 ft waves
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 95 (spring tides)
  • A major period lines up with sunset

Bad weather during the best window: strong wind or big waves. If you go out, be very careful and stay off rocks and jetties.

Your day at a glance

The best window, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, combines a major period and sunset, though with rising pressure and fresh wind.

Species with the most records nearby: Atlantic cod, pollock, pollack and haddock. October is one of the months when these are seen most: haddock and European hake. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Bud

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Cloudy (81% cloud cover)
  • Feels like 40 °F: chilly for the beach
  • Rain (0.03 in)
  • Strong onshore wind (26 mph): blowing sand
  • Swim with care: 6.5 ft waves every 7 s; high rip current risk
  • Water at 52 °F (very cold)

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Use care · 6.5 ft

    6.5 ft waves every 7 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 52 °F

    Very cold: ease in and keep swims short.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 0 · SPF 15

    Max UV 0 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.

  • Wind 26 mph

    Strong onshore wind (26 mph): blowing sand.

  • Tide & sand 7:06 pm

    Low tide at 6:40 am and 7:06 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 12:26 am and 12:43 pm. Coefficient 95 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Bud

We don't know of any named beaches within 6.2 mi of Bud.

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Tides

Tides in Bud

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Today's high and low tides

  • ▲ High tide 12:26 am 7.7 ft · coef. 95
  • ▼ Low tide 6:40 am 1.8 ft
  • ▲ High tide 12:43 pm 7.6 ft · coef. 91

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 5 h 6 min to low tide at 7:06 pm.

Tide coefficient 95 for the 12:26 am high tide and 91 for the 12:43 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 5.9 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on December 26 (8.0 ft) and the lowest, on July 16 (0.4 ft).

Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.

Heights above chart datum (CD), the zero of that port's nautical charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. chart datum (CD)

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 99, 6.5 ft range). The smallest, on October 19 (coefficient 29, 1.8 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Thu 29 7:59 am · 4:32 pm High tide 12:26 am · 7.7 ft Low tide 6:40 am · 1.8 ft High tide 12:43 pm · 7.6 ft Low tide 7:06 pm · 1.8 ft Coef. 95 85% Major periods 1:56 am · 2:29 pm High
Fri 30 8:02 am · 4:29 pm High tide 1:15 am · 7.3 ft Low tide 7:26 am · 2.3 ft High tide 1:29 pm · 7.3 ft Low tide 8:02 pm · 2.0 ft Coef. 86 76% Major periods 3:01 am · 3:33 pm Medium
Sat 31 8:05 am · 4:26 pm High tide 2:11 am · 6.9 ft Low tide 8:21 am · 2.7 ft High tide 2:22 pm · 7.0 ft Low tide 9:11 pm · 2.3 ft Coef. 73 66% Major periods 4:04 am · 4:34 pm Medium
Sun 1 8:08 am · 4:22 pm High tide 3:17 am · 6.4 ft Low tide 9:29 am · 3.2 ft High tide 3:28 pm · 6.6 ft Low tide 10:32 pm · 2.5 ft Coef. 61 Last quarter Major periods 5:03 am · 5:31 pm Medium
Mon 2 8:11 am · 4:19 pm High tide 4:37 am · 6.0 ft Low tide 10:49 am · 3.4 ft High tide 4:50 pm · 6.4 ft Low tide 11:55 pm · 2.5 ft Coef. 52 43% Major periods 5:57 am · 6:22 pm Medium
Tue 3 8:14 am · 4:16 pm High tide 6:08 am · 5.9 ft Low tide 12:11 pm · 3.4 ft High tide 6:18 pm · 6.4 ft — Coef. 53 33% Major periods 6:47 am · 7:10 pm Medium
Wed 4 8:17 am · 4:14 pm Low tide 1:08 am · 2.3 ft High tide 7:26 am · 6.1 ft Low tide 1:23 pm · 3.1 ft High tide 7:30 pm · 6.7 ft Coef. 60 23% Major periods 7:33 am · 7:55 pm Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (CD). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

A · Official station

Tides from the Bud station (Kartverket), 0.0 mi from Bud. Times and heights are its predictions. It is a NOAA subordinate station: its times and heights come from the Kristiansund reference station with the official corrections.

Station data attribution: © Kartverket / Norwegian Mapping Authority, Hydrographic Service (https://www.kartverket.no): tidal zone 56 (https://vannstand.kartverket.no/tideapi_en.html). Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: TidePlanet applies the zone's time delay (-4 min) and height factor (0.96) to the harmonic constants of Kristiansund in the Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database).

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Bud

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: moderate

Moderate Douglas 4 · strong breeze, Beaufort 6
Waves 6.2 ft · 6.8 s from the west (277°)
Swell 3.7 ft · 7.7 s from the west-northwest
Current 0.5 mph toward the ESE

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common3.1 ft
  • Significant6.2 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest13 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 13 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 13 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 24 mph WSW · gusts 38
Offshore (7.0 mi NNE)Offshore 29 mph WSW · gusts 41

Cross-onshore wind. The coast faces northwest and the wind comes in from the sea at an angle: a bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

Cross-onshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves ease over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 6.5 ft with a period of 7 s, from the west (moderate).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now52.0 °F
Today 51.8–52.0 °F air: 50 / 52 °F
Satellite (yesterday) 52.2 °F measured 0.5 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.

Water warmer than normal for late October (+1.0 °F).

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:00 pm (local time).

Surf

Surf in Bud today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Poor
0
Poor · 0 out of 10 7:10–11:00 am 3.9–5.9 ft
  • 3.9–5.9 ft surf at the shore, a good size with some punch
  • 3.7 ft swell at 8 s from the west, short: weak, messy waves
  • 4.7 ft wind swell at 5 s: messy waves
  • Strong onshore wind (28 mph): choppy, blown-out waves
  • First or last light of the day
  • Rising tide (high tide at 12:43 pm)
Surf at the shore 3.9–5.9 ft average – sets
Swell 3.7 ft 8 s · W · 222 kJ
Wind 28 mph WSW · onshore
Water and wetsuit 51.8 °F 5/4 fullsuit + booties
  • Light: First light 7:10 am · sunrise 7:59 am · sunset 4:32 pm · last light 5:21 pm
  • Tide: high 12:26 am (7.7 ft), low 6:40 am (1.8 ft), high 12:43 pm (7.6 ft) and low 7:06 pm (1.8 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
  • Water at 51.8 °F: a 5/4 fullsuit with booties (and a hood if it’s windy).
  • Energy: 222 kJ · Medium power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 7:10 am to 11:00 am, has a good size, though with a short-period swell, wind swell and onshore wind.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving

Diving in Bud today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: fair
2
Poor day · 2 out of 10 12:00–2:10 pm Also 3:30–4:30 pm
  • Slack water around high tide (12:43 pm): little current from 12:20 pm to 1:00 pm
  • 3.6 ft swell at 8 s from the west-northwest: some surge on the bottom
  • Strong onshore wind (25 mph)
  • 0.6 mph current toward the east-southeast (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater

Not a day for shore diving: swell, wind, current or storms during the best window. If you go, go with a dive shop and only if they give the OK.

Swell 3.6 ft 8 s · from the WNW
Likely visibility Fair Snorkeling: poor
Water and suit 51.8 °F 7 mm semi-dry suit
Current 0.6 mph toward the ESE
  • Slack water today: high tide 12:26 am (12:10–12:50 am), low tide 6:40 am (6:10–7:10 am), high tide 12:43 pm (12:20–1:00 pm) and low tide 7:06 pm (6:40–7:40 pm)
  • Likely visibility: fair. Swell (up to 3.2 ft at 9 s), rain (0.21 in) and wind over the last few days have stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 51.8 °F: a 7 mm semi-dry suit, with hood, gloves and booties.
  • Snorkeling: better not, with these waves, wind or current.
  • Night dive: dark from 5:21 pm. Waning gibbous (85%): a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 12:00 pm to 2:10 pm, combines slack water at high tide and the sun high, though with some swell, strong wind and current. Also worth a look from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, with weak current, though with tidal current, some swell and fresh wind.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Within 12 mi. Some may be missing or closed; marine reserves usually need a permit. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap

Wreck and reef positions are approximate and not for navigation; a wreck’s depth runs from the top of the hull to the seabed.

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Weather

Weather in Bud

14-day weather

Now in Bud

Now 51 °F Partly cloudy · feels like 40 °F · 50 / 52 °F
Low / high
50 / 52 °F
Rain
0.26 in · 100%
Clouds
49%
Humidity
77%
Dew pointDew point
45 °F
Visibility
21 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Fair · 29
Saharan dust
No
Pollen
None

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Rising now (+0.05 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.32 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky OvercastLight showersLight showersOvercastPartly cloudyLight showersLight showersLight showers
Temperature 51°50°50°51°51°51°51°52°
Wind (mph) 29 SW29 SW29 SW24 WSW25 WSW24 WSW20 WSW19 WSW
Gusts 4647484342413230
Waves 5.5 ft5.9 ft6.2 ft6.4 ft6.4 ft6.2 ft5.7 ft5.2 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.02 in0.03 in0.00 in0.00 in0.01 in0.01 in0.01 in
  • 3:00 pm 51° 24 WSW 6.2 ft
  • 6:00 pm 51° 20 WSW 5.7 ft
  • 9:00 pm 52° 19 WSW 5.2 ft
  • 12:00 am 52° 14 WSW 4.9 ft
  • 3:00 am 52° 11 WSW 4.4 ft
  • 6:00 am 52° 7 SW 4.0 ft
  • 9:00 am 52° 3 SE 3.5 ft
  • 12:00 pm 55° 3 SSE 3.2 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Light showers 50 / 52 °F 31 mph WSW 6.5 ft 12:26 am · 12:43 pm
Fri 30 Light showers 48 / 55 °F 15 mph SW 4.9 ft 1:15 am · 1:29 pm
Sat 31 Light rain 49 / 51 °F 6 mph SE 3.5 ft 2:11 am · 2:22 pm
Sun 1 Light showers 46 / 51 °F 14 mph WSW 3.2 ft 3:17 am · 3:28 pm
Mon 2 Light showers 45 / 50 °F 19 mph SW 4.9 ft 4:37 am · 4:50 pm
Tue 3 Light drizzle 47 / 50 °F 17 mph W 4.7 ft 6:08 am · 6:18 pm
Wed 4 Light drizzle 47 / 48 °F 13 mph SW 4.7 ft 7:26 am · 7:30 pm
Thu 5 Light rain 47 / 49 °F 13 mph WSW 5.1 ft 8:22 am · 8:25 pm
Fri 6 Light rain 46 / 48 °F 14 mph WSW 5.7 ft 9:06 am · 9:11 pm
Sat 7 Light rain 42 / 46 °F 9 mph NW 4.5 ft 9:44 am · 9:52 pm
Sun 8 Light drizzle 42 / 48 °F 8 mph SW 6.5 ft 10:19 am · 10:29 pm
Mon 9 Overcast 37 / 45 °F 8 mph ESE 5.8 ft 10:52 am · 11:06 pm
Tue 10 Drizzle 37 / 45 °F 10 mph SE 6.2 ft 11:25 am · 11:42 pm
Wed 11 Light snow 37 / 40 °F 9 mph SW 7.6 ft 11:57 am
  • Fri 30 Light showers 48° / 55° 4.9 ft
  • Sat 31 Light rain 49° / 51° 3.5 ft
  • Sun 1 Light showers 46° / 51° 3.2 ft
  • Mon 2 Light showers 45° / 50° 4.9 ft
  • Tue 3 Light drizzle 47° / 50° 4.7 ft
  • Wed 4 Light drizzle 47° / 48° 4.7 ft
  • Thu 5 Light rain 47° / 49° 5.1 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

  • The models Partly agree · medium confidence: unsure about rain today. See the models →
  • Normal Today, warmer than normal for late October (+4.4 °F; normal high: 47 °F). Climate by month →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:00 pm (local time).

Sun

The sun in Bud

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 7:59 am in the ESE (119°)ESE
Sets 4:32 pm in the WSW (241°)WSW
  • First light 6:16 am
  • Full dark 6:15 pm
  • Civil dawn 7:10 am
  • Civil dusk 5:21 pm
  • Solar noon 12:16 pm (14° high)
  • Daylight 8 h 32 min (−6 min)
  • Evening golden hour 3:16 pm
  • Full dark 6:15 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour7:59–9:15 am
Evening golden hour3:16–4:32 pm
Bud

Today the sun is 92,336,014 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Bud

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 85% 85% illuminated · 18.8 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 am
Rises — up all day
Sets — does not set today
Transit 2:56 am overhead
Visible 24 h

Today the moon is 226,618 mi away and looks 32′ 45″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: high
  • 1:56–3:56 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 2:29–4:29 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 9:29 pmNov 1 in 3 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 amNov 9 in 11 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 12:48 pmNov 17 in 19 days
  • Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 3:54 pmNov 24 in 26 days

Next perigee (the moon at its closest to Earth): November 25, 223,281 mi away.

Place

Where to fish in Bud

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Drops off fast

The bottom drops off fast: the water is 33 ft deep just 470 ft from shore. It reaches 164 ft at 1.8 mi.

From the shoreline (0.5 mi from Bud) out to sea, heading northwest.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep210 ft
  • 33 ft deep470 ft
  • 66 ft deep0.3 mi
  • 164 ft deep1.8 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Deep water close in: about 23 ft just 330 ft out. Good for casting from rocks, jetties or the beach itself; current and surf hit harder here.
  • Swimming. The bottom drops quickly near the shore and you are soon out of your depth. Keep an eye on kids and weak swimmers.
  • Diving. Shore diving works here: 33 ft at 470 ft and 66 ft at 0.3 mi from shore.

Right by the shore the bottom may drop even faster than shown.

Source: EMODnet Bathymetry DTM 2024 (CC BY 4.0), cells of about 380 ft; depth at the lowest astronomical tide. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Nearest lighthouse

Photo of Bjørnsund Lighthouse
Photo: Gunvor Røkke · CC BY 2.0

Bjørnsund Lighthouse 3.2 mi west

Light
Light that goes dark twice every 8 s; white, red or green depending on where you see it from · Oc(2) WRG 8s
Range
12 nautical miles (14 mi)
Light height
85 ft above sea level
Tower height
30 ft
Built
1871

Light details: NGA List of Lights (USA); the rest from Wikidata. For reference only: not for navigation. Wikipedia · Wikidata · Sources and licenses

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Bud at a glance

  • Town or city of about 768 people. Coordinates: 62.907° N, 6.914° E.
  • It is 38 mi northeast of Ålesund, the main place in Møre og Romsdal. The sun rises 1 min earlier and sets 5 min earlier than in Ålesund.
  • The nearest tide station, Bud, is 0.0 mi to the north.
  • Its coast faces northwest.

Questions about BudQuestions

What time is high tide today in Bud?

Today in Bud there are high tides at 12:26 am (7.7 ft) and 12:43 pm (7.6 ft) and low tides at 6:40 am and 7:06 pm. Tide coefficient 95.

What time is sunset today in Bud?

At 4:32 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 5:21 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Bud?

At 8:02 am. First light comes at 6:18 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 85% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 am.

When are the next spring tides?

From November 9 to 11.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 1:56–3:56 am, Major 2:29–4:29 pm. Today's activity is high.

What's the weather like today in Bud?

Light showers, from 50 °F to 52 °F, with a strong breeze from the west-southwest (24 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Bud?

Moderate (Douglas 4): 6.2 ft waves with a period of 6.8 s from the west. The water is 52.0 °F.

When is the best time to visit Bud?

The best time to visit Bud is from July to August: highs of 62 °F to 62 °F, about 15 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: Bud, in a ©Kartverket tidal zone: the tide at Kristiansund with the zone's time delay and height factor, computed by TidePlanet; data licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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