Bud Bud Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what we’ve got coming our way at Bud Bud over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a rough stretch to start, so don’t be in a hurry to grab your board just yet.

We’re looking at a solid run of poor conditions kicking off right away. The weekend of August 29th is a write-off with strong onshore winds and messy 6ft to 8ft swell from the WSW. The energy is there – moderate – but the wind is just butchering it. That continues into Sunday and Monday, with the swell dropping but the wind still blowing straight onshore, keeping everything sloppy. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird going on there.

We’ve got a real flat spell from Tuesday the 1st of September right through to the end of the week. Wave heights drop below 3ft, and the combined energy falls into the weak range. There’s a brief moment of glass on Wednesday morning the 2nd, but with only 2ft of swell, it’s not worth paddling out for. That’s about four or five days of pretty much nothing worthwhile.

Now, into the second week, there’s a tiny flicker of hope on Saturday the 5th of September. A clean morning with a light offshore breeze from the NNE, but the swell is a measly 2ft from the W. Hardly a standout. Then we hit another lull until Tuesday the 8th, where we see a bump in size to 5ft from the W with a 10-second period, but it’s cross-shore wind and listed as marginal. Not a great sign.

But hold onto your leash, because Wednesday the 9th of September is the one to circle. The morning session is a true standout. We’ve got clean conditions with a gentle offshore breeze from the ENE and a solid 6ft swell from the W. The period is a decent 10 seconds, so it’ll have some shape. The combined energy is pumping – strong wave energy. This is the best on offer in the whole forecast. It’s a bit too big for beginners at that size, but for anyone with a bit of experience, it’s going to be clean and fun. Just keep in mind that at a beach setup like this, that longer-period groundswell can make things a bit walled, but with the offshore wind, it should be well worth the paddle out.

After that high point, it fades back to small and poor for the rest of the run right through to Sunday the 13th of September, with onshore winds and very weak, small swell. The crowds here at Bud Bud are noted as ‘sometimes’, so if you do go for that Wednesday session, you might have some company, but it won’t be packed.

So, in short: suffer through the first week, wait for one very good morning on September 9th, then put the board away again. That’s your window.

- Rusty

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