Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 16 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, WNW swell with 102 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 16 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s 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 Sunday (Aug 16) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bud Bud in the next 16 days are 0.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right off the bat, we’re looking at a dead zone from August 16th through the 20th. Nothing’s breaking—mornings are glassy but tiny, afternoons are chopped by cross-shore winds. Swell’s mostly under 2 ft with weak energy (25–85). You’d be better off waxing your board and staring at the horizon.
First glimpse of hope is Friday morning, August 21st. Bud-Bud (West Java) gets a little push—2 ft of west swell, 10-second period, and combined energy jumps to 145, which is moderate. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so it’s clean. But it’s not big, and the afternoon gets wrecked by a 22 mph cross-onshore. It’s the only semi-decent window in the whole run, but it’s still far from firing.
Then it flatlines again. Saturday and Sunday are small, messy—light cross-shore or light offshore but swell’s back to around 2 ft and energy drops below 60. Monday the 24th has a fresh offshore but only 1 ft of swell. Nothing to get excited about.
The end of the window, from Tuesday the 25th on, is basically a write-off. Swell shrinks to 0.3–0.6 ft, energy numbers fall to single digits and low double digits, and winds turn cross-onshore and lumpy. There’s a tiny blip on Saturday the 29th with 2 ft of swell and moderate energy (79), but the wind’s all over it.
If you’re desperate, that Friday morning is your best shot—maybe nose-ride a longboard on the inside. Otherwise, Bud-Bud is a fairly consistent wave but it’s just not cooperating this stretch. This is one of those flat spells where the ocean’s taking a nap.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | WNW 3 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 4 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 30 | 57 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 66 | 41 | 67 | 29 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:46AM4.22m | 7:58PM4.36m | 8:12AM4.01m | 8:25PM4.04m | 8:36AM3.77m | 8:50PM3.69m | 9:03AM3.51m | 9:21PM3.35m | 9:39AM3.25m | 10:05PM3.03m | 10:49AM2.99m | 1:43AM2.92m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM-0.21m | 1:55PM-0.05m | 2:20AM0.05m | 2:37PM0.22m | 3:00AM0.40m | 3:19PM0.57m | 3:42AM0.78m | 4:05PM0.94m | 4:28AM1.15m | 4:56PM1.28m | 5:22AM1.46m | 5:59PM1.53m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | WNW 4 | NW 6 | — | W 8 | WNW 5 | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 30 | 57 | 10 | 25 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 5 | 9 | — | 7 | 27 | 66 | 41 | 67 | — | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | W 7 | NW 4 | — | NW 9 | W 10 | — | W 12 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | 47 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | W 8 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 28 | 2 | — | 11 | 16 | — | 9 | 6 | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | 6 | — | 29 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 316 | 176 | 23 | 385 | 23 | 61 | 385 | 113 | 258 | 259 | 113 | 12 | 343 | 5 | 0 | 343 | 12 |
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