Bud Bud Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Bud Bud has got cooking for us. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a thin period ahead, with a lot of waiting around for something decent to show up. The first real chance to paddle out doesn’t come until Saturday morning, August 15, and even then, it’s nothing to write home about.

We start off with a bit of a tease. On Saturday the 15th, Bud Bud is showing a small 2ft swell coming from the W, with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is pretty weak at only 49, so it’s a mellow, kinda soft wave. The real good news is the wind is a light cross-offshore from the NNE at 9 mph. That should keep the surface glassy and clean. Water temp is sitting at a mild 71°, which is about 1° above normal – so pretty standard for this time of year. This is the best we’re going to see for a while, but it’s really just a beginner-friendly, fun-sized wave.

After that one clean session, the surf goes flat and the wind turns nasty. Sunday the 16th has a brief clean window in the morning with a tiny 2ft W swell and offshore ENE wind at 3 mph, but the energy is already tapering off (44). The afternoon gets hammered by a 16 mph cross-onshore that chops everything up. Then we hit a real rough patch. From Monday the 17th all the way through to Friday the 21st, the conditions are just poor. Swell drops to 1ft, wind is either cross or cross-onshore, and the energy levels are in the abysmal range – dipping as low as 4. The waves become messy and unrideable. There’s a small bump on Friday the 21st with the swell building to 3ft then 4ft in the afternoon, and energy climbing to 156 and then 386, but it’s all ruined by a steady 12 to 16 mph cross-onshore wind. Those are just choppy, lumpy walls.

Saturday the 22nd offers another little window. Morning brings a 2ft W swell with a 9-second period, and a light cross-offshore from the NE at 6 mph. The energy is still weak at 55, but it should be clean again. It’s your second and last real chance for a surf in the first week.

After that, we go into another long gap. Sunday the 23rd through Wednesday the 26th is a write-off. We get a brief blast of onshore wind on the 24th whipping up a 6ft swell from the W with a high energy of 435, but it’s accompanied by a fresh onshore breeze of 22 mph and risk of thunderstorms. That’s not for paddling – that’s a kitesurfer’s heaven, if anything. Otherwise, the waves are tiny and the wind is choppy.

The very end of the period, Thursday the 27th through Sunday the 30th, sees the swell drop to almost nothing – 0.7ft and 0.3ft – with moderate to fresh offshore winds. It’s clean as a whistle, but there’s no wave to ride. You’d be bobbing around on a lake.

So, the standout here is Saturday morning, August 15. It’s not big, it’s not powerful, but it’s clean and rideable for a beginner. The only other bright spot is Saturday morning, August 22, for the same reason. The rest of the 16-day run is a long, frustrating wait. Keep your eyes on the forecast, because it tends not to stay this quiet forever.

Rusty

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