Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, WSW swell with 575 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 Wednesday (Sep 09) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s 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 1.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 5PM. 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 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me tell you how it's looking for Bud Bud over the next couple of weeks. It’s gonna be a tough stretch, no two ways about it.
To be straight with you, there's hardly anything worth paddling out for in this whole forecast. We've got a long gap of real poor conditions right from the start. Most days the wind is just all wrong, howling onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is tiny and weak. The water temperature is sitting at 71°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won't freeze waiting for a wave that never comes.
The only times that even look remotely surfable are the mornings on the 10th, 11th, and then the 20th of September. We're talking about tiny waves, only 2ft to 2ft, coming from the west. The energy is laughable, with values like 42 (weak energy) and 81 (weak energy) on those mornings. But, for a few hours, the wind goes glassy. On the 10th, we’ve got a glassy morning with a 3 mph SSE breeze, and the 11th morning is dead calm. On the 20th, a glassy morning again with a light breeze from the NE. It'll be clean, but you'll be fighting for dribbles on a longboard. The 13th morning might clean up a bit with a cross-offshore breeze, but it's still only 2ft of west swell.
Honestly, for the rest of the 16-day run, the wind is a nightmare. It’s onshore, cross-onshore, or strong and messy. There's a bump in energy mid-week, like on the 8th with a 4ft west swell and combined energy hitting 638 (moderate wave energy), but it’s blown out by a 19 mph SW wind. By the 9th, the period drops to 9 seconds, and it's still chopped up.
So, the standout? It's grim, but if you're desperate, the glassy mornings on the 10th and 11th of September are your only real windows. It's going to be tiny and weak, but at least it'll be clean. Otherwise, this is a long, quiet stretch for Bud Bud. Don't bother checking the forecast next week, it doesn't get any better.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 50 | 64 | 174 | 257 | 289 | 396 | 575 | 343 | 155 | 238 | 97 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 71 | 90 | 51 | 30 | 41 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46AM3.45m | 3:08PM3.78m | 3:43AM3.79m | 3:59PM4.16m | 4:29AM4.09m | 4:43PM4.48m | 5:09AM4.32m | 5:21PM4.69m | 5:44AM4.45m | 5:55PM4.76m | 6:14AM4.49m | 6:25PM4.70m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM1.05m | 7:52AM1.10m | 8:35PM0.78m | 9:00AM0.77m | 9:36PM0.40m | 9:56AM0.39m | 10:27PM0.05m | 10:44AM0.06m | 11:11PM-0.21m | 11:27AM-0.17m | 11:52PM-0.33m | 12:08PM-0.27m | 00:31AM-0.30m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 13 | 174 | 257 | 289 | 396 | — | 343 | 155 | 238 | 97 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 71 | 90 | 51 | 30 | 5 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | W 10 | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 11 | WSW 11 | NW 3 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 8 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 64 | — | 15 | 8 | 242 | 575 | 5 | — | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 41 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 191 | 5 | 40 | 5 | 255 | 335 | 25 | 5 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 12 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 |
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