Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, W swell with 250 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s 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 (Jul 04) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period. 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 1.1m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) 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 0.6m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty taking a look for Bud-Bud.
Honestly, this is a quiet spell. A long one. The water here is sitting warmer than usual for the start of July, a full 5°F above the norm, but the waves just aren’t there to enjoy it.
Things kick off small. Friday the 3rd of July morning, we’ve got a 2ft west swell with 11-second gaps and a light north wind – clean but tiny, with weak energy (114). That first session is for beginners only. By afternoon the wind swings hard WNW at 19 mph, turning it into a lumpy mess.
Saturday and Sunday follow the same small theme: around 2ft to 2ft on offer. Saturday morning is still clean with a NE cross-off, and Sunday morning even gets a gentle offshore NE breeze on that 2ft swell (47 energy). It’s clean, but you are riding barely-there ripples.
Then from Monday the 6th right through to Saturday the 11th, we hit a proper lull. Swell drops into the 0.6ft–1ft range. Energy readings hover in the teens. There are moments of glass or offshore wind, but no swell behind them – a full week of nothing doing.
From the 15th into the 18th we get a small pulse. Saturday the 18th morning sees the biggest swell of the outlook: a 3ft WSW swell at an 8-second period, with combined energy up to 147, but unfortunately the wind is a cross-onshore WNW at 6 mph. It’s better than flat, but chopped.
Friday the 17th morning has a 2ft west swell with only a 7-second period, alright, but the afternoon goes sloppy with a 3ft swell dropping to a 4-second period in a 19 mph onshore gale. Perfect for kites, not for proper surfing.
If you’re a beginner wanting clean glass, the 4th and 5th of July mornings are your only real look. For anyone else, this is a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 100 | 108 | 141 | 51 | 47 | 48 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 7:24PM4.02m | 7:40AM3.71m | 7:54PM3.97m | 8:13AM3.66m | 8:29PM3.90m | 8:52AM3.60m | 9:11PM3.81m | 9:40AM3.52m | 10:03PM3.69m | 10:42AM3.46m | 11:12PM3.58m | 12:06PM3.45m | 00:47AM3.56m | 1:39PM3.57m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.49m | 2:26PM0.58m | 2:53AM0.55m | 3:07PM0.67m | 3:35AM0.62m | 3:52PM0.78m | 4:21AM0.71m | 4:41PM0.88m | 5:13AM0.80m | 5:37PM0.95m | 6:11AM0.86m | 6:40PM0.94m | 7:15AM0.85m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:59 | 9:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 31 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 33 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 4 | W 9 | — | NW 4 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 10 | NW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 4 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 100 | 108 | 19 | 51 | 47 | 7 | 5 | 14 | — | 4 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 10 | WNW 5 | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 16 | 3 | — | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | N 3 | — | WNW 10 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | W 10 | NE 2 | E 3 | WNW 9 | NNE 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | WNW 4 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | WNW 5 | — | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 210 | 5 | — | 141 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 125 | 258 | 147 | 242 | 12 | 167 | 169 | 12 | 208 | 125 | 211 | 23 | 270 |
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