Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, WNW swell with 149 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bud Bud this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Bud Bud in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here, taking a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks at Bud Bud.
It’s a pretty bleak outlook, to be honest. We’ve got a long stretch of flat, messy conditions ahead. The water is sitting at 71°, which is a lot warmer than normal for this time of year, so no need for a thick suit, but that’s the only silver lining.
Right now, starting Sunday the 12th, there’s nothing doing. A tiny 0.98 ft swell from the west with barely any energy (14). The morning has a clean cross-offshore wind, but it’s just too small to even think about.
Monday the 13th brings a little bump to 3 ft, but the period drops to 6 seconds and the wind swings onshore, making it choppy and weak. The energy stays low (47-53). The whole first week is a total bust. We’re looking at onshore winds and tiny, weak swell, with the combined energy barely hitting 100 until Thursday the 16th, when it hits 92 but with a 30 km/h cross-onshore wind making it lumpy.
There’s a real flat spell in the middle, with a few days of almost nothing. The 19th of July has a short window of offshore wind in the morning, but the swell is a tiny 2 ft with an energy of only 20. Clean, but unsurfable.
The only real spike comes on Thursday, July 23rd. The swell finally shows up, hitting 4 ft in the morning with a moderate energy of 132, and then 6 ft in the afternoon with a much stronger energy of 362. That afternoon swell is the biggest of the forecast, but it’s getting hammered by a 25 km/h onshore wind. At 6 ft with that wind, it’ll be a blown-out mess. If you’re desperate, the morning of the 23rd with the light cross-onshore wind is the better option. The swell is from the west-southwest, which is a good direction for Bud Bud.
The very end of the run, on Monday the 27th, gives us a tiny window. A 2 ft west swell with a 9-second period and a clean offshore wind from the east in the morning. The energy is still low (55), but it’ll be glassy. It’s a small wave, surfable but nothing special.
So, the standout is the morning of Thursday, July 23rd, for the best size, or the morning of Monday, July 27th, for the cleanest conditions. It’s slim pickings, but that’s the call.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 37°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 4 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 6 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 4 | W 5 |
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 kJ | 14 | 14 | 120 | 47 | 41 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 77 | 25 | 63 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:54PM4.08m | 4:28AM4.09m | 4:48PM4.35m | 5:22AM4.25m | 5:39PM4.56m | 6:12AM4.33m | 6:27PM4.68m | 6:59AM4.33m | 7:14PM4.67m | 7:44AM4.23m | 7:59PM4.55m | 8:28AM4.06m | 8:43PM4.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.55m | 9:56PM0.30m | 10:22AM0.31m | 10:53PM0.02m | 11:15AM0.08m | 11:45PM-0.20m | 12:04PM-0.08m | 00:35AM-0.31m | 12:52PM-0.15m | 1:22AM-0.29m | 1:38PM-0.10m | 2:08AM-0.15m | 2:23PM0.06m | 2:53AM0.09m | |||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | S 3 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 4 | W 5 | — | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 1 | — | 41 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 25 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 16 | — | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 8 | NNW 3 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | WNW 5 | W 6 | — | NW 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 4 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 8 | — | — | W 5 | NNW 2 | — | WNW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 120 | 47 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 14 | 2 | 31 | 77 | 18 | 63 | — | — | 13 | 1 | — | 15 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 167 | 304 | 50 | 343 | 258 | 304 | 515 | 366 | 500 | 548 | 12 | 494 | 494 | 12 | 626 | 494 | 307 | 884 | 786 | |
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