Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, W swell with 92 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s 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 Thursday (Aug 06) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. 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 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook is a tough one to write. The swell is barely a whisper, and the wind just won’t play nice for most of the run. We’ve got a long, dry stretch ahead.
We’re looking at Bud Bud. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, fairly consistent, but it’s exposed to the swell. The water’s sitting at around 69°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The 16-day window starts with a proper gap. There’s nothing worth paddling out for from Monday the 3rd all the way through the first week. The surf is tiny, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the combined swell energy is weak, sitting in the double digits. This is a long stretch of poor surf conditions.
We get a fleeting glimpse of something better on Thursday morning, the 6th. The wind goes cross-offshore, cleaning things up, and the wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” The swell is a pathetic 2ft from the west with a short period of 7 seconds, and the energy is still weak. It’s rideable, but it’s not a standout.
The rest of the first week and into the second is a write-off. Friday morning the 7th has a clean, gentle offshore wind from the ENE, but the swell is 1ft with a combined energy of just 16 – basically a lake. The pattern repeats: a clean morning here and there, but the swell is too small to do anything with, and the afternoons get chopped up by onshore wind.
The only real highlight, and I mean *only*, comes on Friday the 14th. The morning shows a clean, gentle offshore wind from the east, with a 1ft swell from the WSW. The period is a reasonable 9 seconds, and the combined energy bumps up to 37. It’s still small, but with that offshore wind, Bud Bud will be the cleanest it’s been all week. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but don’t expect anything epic.
After that, the forecast turns back to onshore slop and tiny swells for the remaining days. The second week is just more of the same: small, onshore, and poor.
Honestly, the setup looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle for 90% of this period. We’ll have to wait for a change in the pattern.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 |
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 kJ | 13 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 71 | 48 | 41 | 31 | 39 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:03PM4.18m | 8:22AM3.91m | 8:39PM4.02m | 9:02AM3.77m | 9:25PM3.80m | 9:53AM3.59m | 10:25PM3.53m | 11:09AM3.40m | 00:20AM3.34m | 1:34PM3.42m | 2:31AM3.47m | 3:02PM3.70m | 3:41AM3.75m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.37m | 3:04AM0.36m | 3:21PM0.53m | 3:48AM0.55m | 4:10PM0.72m | 4:39AM0.78m | 5:06PM0.91m | 5:39AM0.98m | 6:13PM1.02m | 6:49AM1.07m | 7:28PM0.98m | 8:03AM0.98m | 8:42PM0.74m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 10 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 9 | NW 4 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 71 | 48 | 7 | 31 | 39 | — | 15 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 10 | NW 4 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | — | 8 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 5 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 7 | — | W 6 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | — | 41 | 15 | — | 30 | 2 | 1 | 52 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 125 | 109 | 269 | 5 | 5 | 325 | 12 | 0 | 343 | 23 | 125 | 5 | 195 | 307 | 258 | 156 | 158 | 269 | 290 |
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