Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, W swell with 64 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bud Bud this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Bud Bud in the next 16 days are 0.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be 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 12) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hey crew, Rusty checking in from Bud Bud. Let’s cut to it—this forecast is a tough one. The waves are tiny, the wind is mostly junk, and the energy is weak for days on end. There’s one day that sticks out about a week and a half from now, but even that’s got messy wind.
Water temp here is running a touch warmer than average at 69°F, so it’s not too cold.
Right now, Monday morning (July 6) is clean with a light cross-off breeze from the ESE and a tiny 1.0ft swell out of the west, period around 9 seconds. Combined energy is a measly 15, and the waves are just poor. Not worth suiting up. Monday afternoon turns onshore and worse. Tuesday and Wednesday are small, weak, and mostly onshore or cross-off. Thursday the 9th bumps to 1ft, but the wind is cross-on or onshore, energy only 31. It’s a letdown.
Friday the 10th afternoon pushes the energy to 64 with 2ft from the west, 9-second period, but the wind goes onshore. Saturday the 11th morning is glassy—no wind—with 1ft from the west, but the period drops to 8 seconds and energy is 34. Clean but too small to matter. Sunday the 12th morning has a clean offshore from the east at 12 mph and 1ft swell, energy 27—again, barely a ripple.
We hit a long lull of poor quality, small surf through midweek. Tuesday the 14th morning has a clean cross-off and 1.0ft swell with a long 12-second period from the west-southwest, energy 39. It’s rideable but weak. The one real standout is Sunday the 19th. Swell builds to 4ft to 4ft from the west-northwest with an 8-second period. The combined energy finally hits moderate: 212 in the morning, 229 in the afternoon. That’s the most power in the whole forecast. But the wind is a strong cross-onshore from the west-northwest at 19 mph in the afternoon, making it lumpy and messy. Bud Bud is exposed, so this will be choppy. For experts, there’s something to work with. Beginners, sit this one out. The morning of the 20th drops back to 3ft with a lighter cross-shore, energy down to 83. After that, it’s back to weak and onshore slop.
So here it is: the only day with real grunt is Sunday the 19th at Bud Bud. It ain’t pretty, but it’s all we’ve got. I’m Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 64 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 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 | 2:18AM3.68m | 2:53PM3.80m | 3:28AM3.88m | 3:54PM4.08m | 4:28AM4.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.78m | 4:21AM0.71m | 4:41PM0.88m | 5:13AM0.80m | 5:37PM0.95m | 6:11AM0.86m | 6:40PM0.94m | 7:15AM0.85m | 7:47PM0.83m | 8:21AM0.74m | 8:54PM0.60m | 9:24AM0.55m | 9:56PM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 31 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 64 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 21 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | SW 2 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 169 | 125 | 258 | 505 | 242 | 169 | 258 | 12 | 169 | 269 | 12 | 169 | 5 | 39 | 12 | 259 | 31 | 61 | 258 | 61 |
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