Bud Bud Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you—this outlook is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, long stretch of tiny, weak, and mostly messy conditions. The first real chance of anything surfable doesn't even show up until the 6th of August, and it’s barely worth getting wet for. After that, it’s a whole lot of onshore crud and waiting.

Let’s break it down. The only spot with any data is Bud Bud (WSW optimum swell direction). Water temp is sitting at 69°F, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The week starts off August 1st with a tiny 1.0ft cross-on slop from the NW. That’s a hard pass. The 2nd of August has a brief moment of clarity—Sunday morning brings a clean, light E wind and a 1.0ft, 8-second swell from the WSW. That’s the first bit of hope, but at 1.0ft, it’s a log or a foil board mission. The afternoon blows out again.

The 3rd and 4th see a bit of a bump to 1ft and 2ft, but it’s all onshore or cross-on, with conditions described as "poor surf." Not worth the drive.

The 5th of August, Wednesday, is the first day it gets a bit bigger, with the afternoon hitting 3ft, but the period drops to a weak 6 seconds and the wind is a 16 mph cross-on from the West. It’s choppy and junky.

Then, on the 6th of August, Thursday morning, we finally get a "surfable" call. The swell is 2ft from the west with an 8-second period, and the wind is a light N 9 mph cross-off, leaving it clean. This is the best the whole 16-day run has to offer. The combined energy is only 61 (weak), so it’s not exactly pumping, but it's the only clean window we’ll see for a while. The afternoon gets wrecked by a fresh 22 mph WNW cross-on.

The rest of the first week and into the second week is a rinse and repeat of tiny swell, poor winds, and onshore junk. The 8th of August has a glassy morning with 2ft but a horrible 3-second period—that’s just wind chop. The 9th, 10th, and 11th offer clean mornings but with swell heights barely scraping 1ft to 2ft. It’s frustrating.

The 13th of August, Thursday, finally sees a spike in swell energy. The afternoon brings a 3ft west swell with a 9-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 160 (moderate). But the wind is a 16 mph onshore westerly, so it’s likely a messy, blown-out wall of water. Not for the faint-hearted.

The 14th of August, Friday morning, is the second "surfable" call. Clean 2ft from the west with a 9-second period and a light offshore NE breeze. It’s small, but it's clean. The afternoon goes back to cross-on junk.

The 15th of August, Saturday, has a clean morning with 1.0ft, but then the afternoon pumps up to 3ft from the WNW—the biggest swell of the entire forecast. But it’s a 6-second period and a 12 mph onshore wind. That’s messy, short-period wind swell, and it’s not going to be pretty.

The verdict: If you’re desperate, the standouts are the clean windows on the 6th of August morning and the 14th of August morning. The 6th is the best of a bad lot—clean, light winds, and the biggest swell of the week that’s actually rideable. It’s not epic, but it’s the only real window. For the rest, you’re better off checking the charts in a few days. Sometimes a blank run like this breaks; forecasts can change.

Stay patient, Rusty.

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