Bud Bud Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Vendee, France)

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Bud Bud Surf Guide

Bud Bud in Cote De Lumiere is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the east northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around mid tide. Sometimes crowded. It can even get crowded enough to be dangerous.

Bud Bud Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	16.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bud Bud:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bud Bud occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bud Bud (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Bud Bud with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 37% of the time in March while 56% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 7% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

37%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

56%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bud Bud Location Map

Interactive Bud Bud surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Bud Bud is Les Ajoncs (La Roche-sur-yon) Airport (EDM) in France, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bud Bud is St Agnant (Rochefort) Airport (RCO), also in France, 68 km (42 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Bud Bud Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 15:07 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	W	W	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	9	4	4	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Bud Bud look like?

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Tides at Bud Bud

Current tide and informaton

For Bud Bud, 0 km from Bud Bud.

Next High Water: 07:04pm | 3.92m

Next Low Water: 02:10am | 0.7m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bud Bud Sea Temperature

The Bud Bud water temperature is rather cool (16.3 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.