Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WSW swell with 116 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 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM. 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
Alright, let’s talk surf for Bud Bud. It’s gonna be a grind. Water temp is about 71°F, which feels way warmer than normal for July. But the waves? Man, nothing’s happening. The first week is a total bust. From Friday the 10th right through Thursday the 16th, it’s all knee-high junk from the west, mostly under 3 feet, with wave energy barely registering. Winds are onshore or cross-onshore most of the time, turning any ripple into wind chop. There’s a tiny window on Monday the 13th morning with a 3ft, 6-second swell from the WSW under light cross-shore airs, but it’s still a weak, short-period windswell and the quality is poor. Not worth suiting up.
Friday the 17th to the 19th shows a slight bump, with swells around 3 to 4 feet from the WSW, but those onshore winds are pumping at 12 to 18 mph, making it bumpy and lumpy. Wave energy reaches 115 on Friday afternoon, but the quality is still trash.
The one moment that has my attention is Saturday the 25th. The morning shows a clean 3ft west swell with a 9-second period under a light cross-shore wind from the NNW. The combined energy jumps to 160. That is the best looking window in the whole 16-day run. The swell direction is close to the optimum WSW for the spot, and that glassy wind means clean faces. It’s two weeks out, so keep an eye on it, but if it holds, that dawn session is the one. The afternoon gets ruined by a fresh cross-onshore breeze and lumpy sea.
Before that, Sunday the 19th morning has a clean 2ft west swell with a light offshore from the north. Combined energy is 69. It’s tiny but clean – a longboard session if you’re itching. But Saturday the 25th morning is the real standout. Crowds are noted as "sometimes" at Bud Bud, so with such few clean windows, expect a few hungry surfers in the water. Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 36°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | W 4 |
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 kJ | 27 | 65 | 116 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 53 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 68 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:39PM3.57m | 2:18AM3.68m | 2:53PM3.80m | 3:28AM3.88m | 3:54PM4.08m | 4:28AM4.09m | 4:48PM4.35m | 5:22AM4.25m | 5:39PM4.56m | 6:12AM4.33m | 6:27PM4.68m | 6:59AM4.33m | 7:14PM4.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.83m | 8:21AM0.74m | 8:54PM0.60m | 9:24AM0.55m | 9:56PM0.30m | 10:22AM0.31m | 10:53PM0.02m | 11:15AM0.08m | 11:45PM-0.20m | 12:04PM-0.08m | 00:35AM-0.31m | 12:52PM-0.15m | 1:22AM-0.29m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 13 | W 9 | SW 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 2 | NW 8 | — | W 14 | W 5 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | W 10 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 65 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | SSE 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 6 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | WNW 4 | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | — | WSW 9 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | NW 2 | NW 4 | — | W 10 | WNW 4 | — | SW 6 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 116 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 40 | 53 | 44 | — | 1 | 18 | — | 68 | 6 | — | 9 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 261 | 43 | 176 | 258 | 61 | 158 | 441 | 125 | 2 | 289 | 25 | 23 | 649 | 31 | 304 | 732 | 351 | 491 | 485 | 337 |
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