Bud Bud Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.39° N 1.49° W

Bud Bud Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bud Bud sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.5° 

Bud Bud surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Bud Bud surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with 151 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 15 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s 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 15) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s 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 0.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) 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 Thursday (Aug 20) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Sat 15th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 8s
Best Surf11AM (Sat 15th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 8s
Most Powerful 8PM (Thu 20th Aug)3ft (0.9m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for this stretch of coast. We’ve got a run of small, weak, and mostly messy surf ahead. It’s the kind of forecast that makes you want to check the wax collection instead of the tide chart. We do have a few very small windows where it cleans up, but we’re not talking about anything that’ll get the heart rate up. It’s a long haul to anything that resembles a real wave, so patience is the name of the game.

The water at Bud-Bud is sitting at a normal 71°F for this time of year, so that’s not the issue. The problem is the complete lack of energy. For the first week, the combined swell energy is mostly in the double digits – we're talking 49, 44, even dipping down to 13 – which is just flat-out weak. There’s nothing pushing in. The swell direction is consistently from the west, which isn't what this spot wants; it’s looking for that WSW swell to light it up properly.

Saturday morning, August 15th, there’s barely a pulse. A 2ft west swell with an 8-second period, and the wind is a light NNE cross-offshore. It’s clean, but it’s tiny and weak. The energy reading is a lowly 49. You might get a knee-high dribble if you’re desperate, but honestly, it’s more of a paddle and a chat session. That afternoon, forget it – the wind swings around to the WNW and makes a mess of the 2ft of bump.

Sunday the 16th is more of the same – a clean 2ft wave with the morning’s NNE breeze, but it’s still weak and unimpressive. The energy is down at 44. The afternoons continue to be a write-off with that cross-onshore wind.

We then hit a real dead patch. From Monday the 17th through to Thursday the 20th, the swell drops off a cliff. We’re looking at ankle-biters in the 1ft to 1ft range with periods that might as well be non-existent. The energy readings are pathetically low – 13, 14, 17 – the ocean is essentially flat. There’s nothing to even describe as a wave.

Now, there’s a slight flicker on Friday morning, August 21st. The swell bumps up a touch to 2ft, and more importantly, the combined energy jumps to 143 – the first moderate reading we’ve seen. The wind is a light NNE cross-offshore again, leaving it clean. This is the best of a bad bunch for the whole first week, but it’s still only a 1/10 in the grand scheme of things. We’re talking waist-high at the absolute best, and the short 10-second period isn't going to give it much punch. It’s just about surfable, and that’s the high point.

After that little tease, the energy just bleeds away again. The rest of the weekend and into the following week is more of the same – tiny swells, weak energy readings in the teens and twenties, and a lot of cross-onshore chop to deal with. There’s another glassy morning on Tuesday the 25th and Sunday the 23rd with an absolute knee-high 1ft, but there’s just nothing behind it.

Looking further out, there’s a hint of something on Wednesday the 26th. The afternoon sees the energy push back into triple digits at 107, with a 2ft west swell. But the period is still short and the wind will be on it. It’s still not a recommendation.

The second week is a write-off. Promising but less certain is being generous. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak surf with the wind never really letting up. For the beginner surfer, forget it – it’s not even worth getting the board wet. For everyone else, it’s a solid two-week blank period for a proper wave. The whole setup is so poor that you might honestly have more fun on a kiteboard if the wind ever lines up right, especially with that WSW cross-off we keep getting in the mornings.

Bottom line, boys and girls: there’s nothing on the cards that’s worth getting excited about. The first week offers only one marginal, clean but weak morning on the 21st. After that, it’s a flat spell that looks set to run well into the second week. This coast tends not to stay this poor for too long, and forecasts can change, but right now, I’d be finding something else to do.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.7
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
W
7
0.8
WNW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.2
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9
0.4
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9
0.5
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4
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5
0.7
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4
0.3
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10
0.4
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10
0.6
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10
0.5
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10
0.6
W
10
1.2
WNW
5
0.7
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5
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
72
125
44
60
13
25
16
10
6
30
6
6
11
17
29
70
44
73
61
19
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
25
WNW
15
N
10
NNE
25
W
15
N
15
N
30
WNW
15
NNE
5
NNW
25
WNW
15
NNW
20
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30
WNW
15
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15
NW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
25
WNW
20
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Wind State
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cross-on
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cross-off
High Tide
7:28PM4.61m
7:46AM4.22m
7:58PM4.36m
8:12AM4.01m
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
Low Tide
1:14PM-0.22m
1:40AM-0.21m
1:55PM-0.05m
2:20AM0.05m
2:37PM0.22m
3:00AM0.40m
3:19PM0.57m
3:42AM0.78m
4:05PM0.94m
4:28AM1.15m
4:56PM1.28m
5:22AM1.46m
5:59PM1.53m
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7:03
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7:05
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7:09
7:11
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9:15
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Temp °C
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27
26
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Feels °C
22
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24
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23
17
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21
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14
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15
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Information about the Bud Bud Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Bud Bud provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Bud Bud can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Bud Bud surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Bud Bud) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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