Bud Bud Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here. Let’s be honest, this 16-day forecast is a flat spell with a few flickers of hope. The wind is a pain in the arse most of the time, and the swell is tiny. But there’s a couple of windows where it all comes together, just barely.

The water at Bud Bud is feeling like a bath – 22°, which is way warmer than usual for this time of year.

Our first real chance to get wet is on Friday morning, September 11th. It’s a tiny 1 ft swell from the west, with a 11-second period – that’s some long-period groundswell, but with a combined energy of only 66 (weak). The wind is dead calm, glassy, so the surface will be perfect. But the waves are tiny and ordinary.

Saturday morning the 12th is clean, with a light offshore breeze from the east at 3 mph, but the swell is still only 2 ft from the west, period 8 seconds. Combined energy is just 33. Clean, but no push.

Sunday morning the 13th is another glassy morning. Swell is 1 ft from the west, but the period stretches to 12 seconds. Combined energy is 93. It’s clean, but you’ll be scratching for a wave.

Monday morning the 14th is your best early bet. We’ve got a 2 ft west swell, period 10 seconds, with a clean offshore wind from the east-northeast at 9 mph. Combined energy is 71. It’s not big, but it’s the most consistent and clean-looking session of the first week.

The wind then turns ugly through the middle of the week. The swell does pick up a bit on Wednesday the 16th, with 4 ft to 4 ft from the west, but the wind is a cross-shore chop, and the combined energy hits 171 and 262 (moderate wave energy). The quality is poor – lumpy and messy.

There’s a long gap of several days with no real recommendations from the 11th through to the 19th, but we get a proper standout on Wednesday, September 23rd. The combined energy hits 214 in the morning and 291 in the afternoon – that’s moderate wave energy. The swell is 2 ft to 2 ft from the west, with a very long period of 15 and 14 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell. The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the north-east (12 mph) and north-northeast (9 mph). This is the best session of the whole outlook. The long period might make the waves a bit straight at the beach, but the clean conditions and the energy will give you the best chance of a fun wave.

Thursday morning the 24th also looks good, with 2 ft west swell, 12-second period, and a clean offshore east-northeast breeze at 9 mph. Combined energy is 187. Another solid, clean option.

After that, it fades away again. If you’re keen, Monday the 14th, and Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday the 24th are your best shots. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s surfable.

Rusty.

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