Bud Bud Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let me tell you straight up—this next stretch is a tough one. There’s surf on offer, but it’s small, choppy, and blown out most of the time. If you’re desperate for a paddle, you’ll find something, but it’s hard to get excited.

Starting with the only real option we’ve got: Bud Bud. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, fairly consistent, exposed to the WSW swell. The water temp is 71° with an anomaly of 1°, so pretty average for this time of year—nothing unusual there. The swell energy is weak most days (combined energy of all swells here only hits 30 on Sunday morning), and the waves are tiny—around 2ft from the W with a short 8-second period. That morning has light SE wind at 3 mph, so it’s cross-offshore and clean, but the swell is so small it’s barely rideable. Afternoon gets worse: onshore wind at 12 mph and messy. Honestly, Sunday’s best window is maybe a dawny for a super beginner on a foamy.

Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th are similar: small, cross-on winds, lumpy. Not worth rushing out for. Wednesday and Thursday bring a tiny lift in period—up to 10 seconds on Thursday morning—but the swell is still only 1ft and the wind is cross or cross-on. Energy stays weak (38 on Thursday morning). You’re just fighting chop for nothing.

Friday the 21st morning shows a pulse: 2ft, 9-second period from the W, light cross breeze at 6 mph, and the combined energy finally creeps into three digits—103. That’s the best the whole week sees. It’s clean-ish, but still small. If you’re gonna pick a session, that Friday dawn patrol is it.

Then it fades. The weekend of the 22nd–23rd is terrible: 1–1ft, onshore winds, choppy. Sunday the 23rd does have light offshore from the E at 9 mph, so the water’s clean, but the swell is just 1ft and weak. You’ll be bobbing.

Monday the 24th afternoon throws a curveball: 7ft from the SW with an 8-second period and combined energy of 663. That’s solid size but it’s cross-onshore and choppy—7ft is too big for beginners and the wind will make it a washing machine. More of a kite-surfing day than a paddle session, honestly.

The rest of the month into early September stays small and windy. The only standout in the whole 16 days is that Friday the 21st morning—small but clean, best of a bad bunch. After that, it’s pretty much a write-off until you hit Friday the 28th, which has a glassy dawn (0.7ft, no wind) but zero push.

So bottom line: don’t hold your breath. That Friday the 21st morning is the pick, but keep expectations low. Forecasts can change, so stay tuned.

Rusty.

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