Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, WSW swell with 1,697 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 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.
Looking at the 16-day window, it’s a pretty grim stretch for surf at Bud-Bud. There’s a whole lot of nothing at the start, and the only time anything shows up, the wind is going to make a mess of it. The first real chance of a wave doesn’t come until the very end of the first week, and even then it’s a marginal call at best. You’re looking at a long, quiet run here.
The first recommendation doesn't pop up until Sunday the 30th of August. Sunday morning shows some swell pushing in from the WSW at 5ft, but the period is a weak 8 seconds. The combined swell energy is only 226, so it's pretty lackluster. Winds are light from the SW, which is onshore, so it’ll be bumpy. By the afternoon, it’s cross-onshore and choppy. Not a day to get excited about.
After that, the swell drops off fast. The rest of the forecast into early September is tiny, with most days showing waves under 3ft and a lot of onshore or cross-onshore wind. There’s a glimmer of cleaner conditions on Wednesday the 2nd of September morning, with a light NNE cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft. Not worth paddling out for.
Honestly, there’s no standout session in this whole run. The only time the ocean has any real energy is around the 28th and 29th of August, but that’s all onshore wind and stormy conditions, with swell over 8ft and strong to very strong energy readings in the hundreds to over a thousand. That’s expert-only territory, and even then, the wind will be howling onshore. For a beach break setup like this, that’s more of a kite-surfing kind of energy than something you’d want to paddle into.
The water temperature is around average for the time of year, no real anomaly to speak of.
So, it’s a quiet outlook. Forecasts can change, but right now, the 16-day window doesn’t have much to offer.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
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 kJ | 23 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 65 | 27 | 359 | 619 | 913 | 1463 | 979 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:54AM3.07m | 3:15PM3.29m | 3:43AM3.29m | 3:59PM3.55m | 4:22AM3.53m | 4:33PM3.82m | 4:53AM3.75m | 5:02PM4.06m | 5:20AM3.94m | 5:28PM4.27m | 5:43AM4.11m | 5:51PM4.42m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM1.60m | 8:29PM1.44m | 8:54AM1.38m | 9:28PM1.15m | 9:46AM1.06m | 10:14PM0.82m | 10:28AM0.73m | 10:53PM0.50m | 11:06AM0.43m | 11:29PM0.22m | 11:42AM0.19m | 00:05AM0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | SW 8 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 10 | — | 27 | — | 128 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 8 | NW 7 | S 4 | — | — | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 65 | 15 | 359 | 619 | 913 | 1463 | 979 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 242 | 176 | 54 | 465 | 441 | 254 | 269 | 269 | 289 | 61 | 242 | 299 | 158 | 348 | 99 | 335 | 364 | 328 |
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