Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, WSW swell with 119 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 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 8AM. 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 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 16th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
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Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat for Bud Bud.
The outlook for Bud Bud is a real struggle. Looking at the whole 16-day run from Thursday the 9th of July right through to Friday the 24th, there's basically nothing that gets the heart pumping. The swell is tiny, rarely getting over knee-high, and the wind is almost always on it or cross-onshore, which just chops everything up. The combined wave energy is weak, never getting out of the double digits (49) at best in those first few days. It's a long, tough stretch.
The water temp is sitting at about 70°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but you won't be feeling that warmth through a 1ft dribbler.
We've got a few mornings with clean-ish conditions – like Friday the 10th, Saturday the 11th, and Sunday the 12th, all with light cross-off winds and clean faces. But the swell is just too small, maxing out at 1ft. It’s barely surfable. There's a similar window on Wednesday the 22nd with a cross-off wind and clean conditions, and the swell is a touch bigger at 3ft, but it's coming from the north-northeast, not the ideal west-southwest. The period is short at 6 seconds too, so it won't have any push.
Honestly, for the dedicated grom looking for anything, the cleanest window with the most size looks like Wednesday morning the 22nd. That 3ft swell from the west, with a clean cross-off breeze, gives you a small, manageable wave. But it's nothing to write home about. The rest of the time the wind is just too messy. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, with those consistent cross-onshore winds and the weak swell.
Overall, it's a blank run. For this area, when it's flat, it's flat. There are no standouts here. Keep the board in the car, but don't hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 38°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 37°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 27 | 65 | 25 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 47 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 97 | 98 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | on | off | off | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:47AM3.56m | 1:39PM3.57m | 2:18AM3.68m | 2:53PM3.80m | 3:28AM3.88m | 3:54PM4.08m | 4:28AM4.09m | 4:48PM4.35m | 5:22AM4.25m | 5:39PM4.56m | 6:12AM4.33m | 6:27PM4.68m | 6:59AM4.33m | 7:14PM4.67m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.85m | 7:47PM0.83m | 8:21AM0.74m | 8:54PM0.60m | 9:24AM0.55m | 9:56PM0.30m | 10:22AM0.31m | 10:53PM0.02m | 11:15AM0.08m | 11:45PM-0.20m | 12:04PM-0.08m | 00:35AM-0.31m | 12:52PM-0.15m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | 9:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 37 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | W 12 | WNW 4 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 27 | 65 | 25 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | W 11 | W 8 | NNW 2 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | W 5 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 27 | 47 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 17 | 97 | 98 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 43 | 61 | 258 | 31 | 23 | 258 | 208 | 156 | 457 | 349 | 304 | 869 | 181 | 211 | 521 | 181 | 12 | 351 | 258 | 258 |
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