Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, W swell with 158 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s 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 Tuesday (Sep 01) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period. 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 0.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy 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 (Sep 06) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Let’s talk it through. Bud Bud is looking flat and mostly messy for a while. First decent chance is Tuesday morning, September 1st – flat calm, a 0.9m W swell, but it’s small and clean. Water temp is a normal 21° for this spot. For the next few days, it’s mostly choppy, under 0.5m, and not worth a second look.
The 5th gets a brief clean-up – morning offshore NE wind at 15 km/h, 0.6m W swell. Still small. The 9th morning is glassy with 1.0m W swell but no wind and weak energy.
The best bet is the morning of Friday the 11th. A 1.1m W swell rolling in with clean offshore NE wind at 15 km/h. Small but clean. The afternoon sees a jump to 1.4m W swell with moderate energy (448 combined), but the wind turns onshore and chops it up – that one’s for experts only.
After that, the weekend has a clean but small 0.8m W swell on Saturday morning with light cross-offshore N wind. The 13th has moderate offshore winds but only 0.6m of swell. Everything else is tiny, onshore, and ordinary through to Wednesday the 16th. The period of the 15th and 16th is long (11-12 seconds) but the swells are small and winds are onshore or cross-shore.
The standout is Friday morning the 11th – clean, small, but your best shot. After that, it’s a long empty run of weak surf.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 116 | 56 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 73 | 36 | 61 | 45 | 51 | 21 | 30 | 17 | 42 | 79 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:37PM4.33m | 7:54AM4.14m | 8:13PM4.08m | 8:32AM3.91m | 8:56PM3.75m | 9:21AM3.61m | 9:57PM3.36m | 10:40AM3.30m | 1:22AM3.18m | 1:59PM3.41m | 2:46AM3.45m | 3:08PM3.78m | 3:43AM3.79m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.14m | 2:35AM0.24m | 2:56PM0.36m | 3:21AM0.53m | 3:46PM0.64m | 4:14AM0.85m | 4:46PM0.92m | 5:18AM1.13m | 5:58PM1.10m | 6:33AM1.23m | 7:19PM1.05m | 7:52AM1.10m | 8:35PM0.78m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 30 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | W 11 |
| kJ | 158 | 116 | 56 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 33 | 33 | — | 36 | 61 | 45 | 51 | 14 | 30 | — | 8 | 55 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | W 8 | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 21 | — | — | 6 | — | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | NW 4 | NNE 2 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 17 | 42 | 79 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 385 | 242 | 12 | 259 | 12 | 12 | 325 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 5 |
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