Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 26 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 2 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 29 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period, W swell with 661 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 29 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bud Bud this week:
The surf forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 29) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bud Bud in the next 16 days are 1.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 29) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jun 29) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Mon 29th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 29th Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
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 kJ | 58 | 50 | 31 | 45 | 28 | 24 | 46 | 22 | 144 | 574 | 220 | 189 | 436 | 88 | 108 | 320 | 94 | 60 | 108 | 39 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:47PM3.63m | 4:09AM3.58m | 4:24PM3.73m | 4:46AM3.65m | 4:58PM3.83m | 5:19AM3.72m | 5:29PM3.93m | 5:49AM3.77m | 5:59PM3.99m | 6:17AM3.79m | 6:28PM4.03m | 6:44AM3.78m | 6:55PM4.04m | 7:11AM3.75m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM1.01m | 9:42AM0.98m | 10:09PM0.86m | 10:28AM0.85m | 10:54PM0.71m | 11:10AM0.72m | 11:36PM0.58m | 11:51AM0.61m | 00:16AM0.50m | 12:30PM0.54m | 00:55AM0.45m | 1:09PM0.51m | 1:34AM0.45m | 1:47PM0.52m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 |
 | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 | 10:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 11 | — | WNW 6 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 50 | 31 | 45 | 28 | 24 | 46 | 5 | 144 | — | 220 | 189 | — | 49 | 108 | — | 52 | 60 | — | 39 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | W 10 | W 6 | — | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 94 | 18 | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 4 | — | W 12 | NW 5 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | NNE 3 | W 10 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 15 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 22 | — | 574 | 27 | — | 436 | 88 | 1 | 320 | 93 | — | 108 | 28 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 22 | 12 | 316 | 80 | 289 | 325 | 12 | 0 | 325 | 22 | 0 | 335 | 25 | 5 | 325 | 0 | 5 | 335 | 12 | 5 |
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