Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with 227 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bud Bud this week:
The surf forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bud Bud in the next 16 days are 1.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) 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 0.5m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Bud-Bud has in store for the next couple of weeks.
Overall, it’s a pretty quiet outlook. The first week is mostly small and sloppy, with only a few windows of cleanish conditions. There’s a bit more energy trying to show up in the second week, but the wind is going to be a problem. This stretch is going to test your patience.
The only real standout, and it’s quite a promising one, arrives on Tuesday the 14th in the morning. Bud Bud gets a pulse of medium-period swell from the West, pushing 4 ft. The combined energy is moderate at 396, so there’s some weight behind it. With a light cross-shore breeze out of the NW, it should be glassy with only small wind ripples. Crowds are possible here sometimes. This is your best chance for a proper session. Later that same day, the wind swings cross-on and it gets lumpy.
Before that, there’s a long gap of small waves and poor conditions. Friday morning the 3rd shows a small 2 ft W swell with light cross-off wind, but the energy is weak at 114 and the water is notably warm—about 5° warmer than average for early July. It’s surfable but not worth getting excited about. Saturday morning the 4th has the same size with a clean offshore NE breeze, but again, it’s tiny.
From the 5th through the 13th, most mornings have either offshore or cross-off winds, but the swell drops to 1 ft to 2 ft. The combined energy never breaks 100. It’s clean but too small to ride unless you’re on a log.
The second week stays choppy. Wednesday the 15th morning has a clean window with a light cross-off, but the swell is only 2 ft from the West. Thursday the 16th is tiny. Then Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th mornings bring in bigger swell of 4 ft to 4 ft from the WSW, with combined energy of 353 and 401—moderate wave energy—but the wind is onshore or cross-on, ruining the shape. Unless you’re on a kite, it’s not worth paddling out.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
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 kJ | 114 | 210 | 100 | 106 | 104 | 51 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | off | cross | off |
High Tide | 7:24PM4.02m | 7:40AM3.71m | 7:54PM3.97m | 8:13AM3.66m | 8:29PM3.90m | 8:52AM3.60m | 9:11PM3.81m | 9:40AM3.52m | 10:03PM3.69m | 10:42AM3.46m | 11:12PM3.58m | 12:06PM3.45m | 00:47AM3.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.52m | 2:13AM0.49m | 2:26PM0.58m | 2:53AM0.55m | 3:07PM0.67m | 3:35AM0.62m | 3:52PM0.78m | 4:21AM0.71m | 4:41PM0.88m | 5:13AM0.80m | 5:37PM0.95m | 6:11AM0.86m | 6:40PM0.94m | ||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 36 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | NW 4 | W 9 | — | NW 4 | WNW 8 | W 10 | NW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 114 | — | 100 | 106 | 19 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 14 | — | 3 | 15 | — | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | W 9 | NW 5 | — | W 8 | W 10 | — | W 9 | NW 4 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | 51 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 15 | 1 | — | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | W 10 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | NW 2 | — | E 3 | WNW 9 | NNE 3 | — | W 9 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | WNW 8 | — | E 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 210 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 27 | 1 | — | 40 | 3 | 2 | 13 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 316 | 92 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 125 | 258 | 125 | 258 | 5 | 173 | 156 | 296 | 242 | 169 | 258 | 61 |
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