Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with 169 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 3s. 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 0.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming our way for Bud Bud.
Honestly, for the next week and a half, it's a real struggle. The surf is tiny, the wind is mostly junk, and we're looking at a whole lot of nothing special. There's a bit of a pulse around the 20th, but it comes with strong onshore winds. The real standout, and it's a long way off, is the morning of Sunday the 30th of August. That's where we get a chance at something clean.
The first real sniff of anything rideable doesn't pop up until the morning of Saturday the 22nd of August. We're talking small 2 ft swell from the west with a short 9-second period. The combined energy is weak at 40. But the wind is a light cross-offshore from the NNE at just 3 mph, which will make the surface glassy. It's a beginner-friendly wave, but it's not going to set the world on fire. The next morning, Sunday the 23rd, is similar with 1 ft swell, but again, it's very marginal.
Now, the one to circle on your calendar is the morning of Sunday the 30th of August. The wind goes glassy—dead calm—from the west at 3 mph. We get a 2 ft swell from the west with a 9-second period. The energy is still weak at 81, but that glassy wind will make for some clean, if small, waves. It's not a big day, but after a run of poor conditions, it'll be a welcome change for a beginner or longboarder. It's a fairly consistent spot, so there should be a few to pick off.
Water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.
For the rest of the period, it's mostly onshore or cross-onshore wind, keeping things choppy and messy. The swell pops up to 3 ft on the 27th and again on the 2nd of September, but the wind is cross-on, so the quality won't be there. That 3 ft on the 2nd has a very long 12-second period and a moderate energy of 287, but the cross-on wind will spoil it.
So, keep your expectations low. The best bet is that glassy Sunday the 30th of August morning at Bud Bud. It's not a classic, but it's the only clean window in the whole 16-day stretch.
Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 120 | 46 | 163 | 113 | 94 | 169 | 57 | 36 | 51 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:25PM4.04m | 8:36AM3.77m | 8:50PM3.69m | 9:03AM3.51m | 9:21PM3.35m | 9:39AM3.25m | 10:05PM3.03m | 10:49AM2.99m | 1:43AM2.92m | 2:15PM3.08m | 2:54AM3.07m | 3:15PM3.29m | 3:43AM3.29m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.40m | 3:19PM0.57m | 3:42AM0.78m | 4:05PM0.94m | 4:28AM1.15m | 4:56PM1.28m | 5:22AM1.46m | 5:59PM1.53m | 6:30AM1.64m | 7:14PM1.59m | 7:46AM1.60m | 8:29PM1.44m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 163 | 113 | 94 | 169 | 57 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 11 | — | NW 7 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 14 | 24 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 10 | W 5 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | WNW 3 | — | W 8 | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 120 | 15 | 89 | — | — | 90 | 2 | — | 51 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 258 | 385 | 269 | 258 | 214 | 5 | 195 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 256 | 242 |
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