Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period, W swell with 57 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 3s. 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 0.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hey, Rusty here. Lookin' over the 16-day window for Bud-Bud, and I gotta be straight with you—there's basically no surf worth paddlin' out for. The whole stretch from July 7 through July 22 is a flat spell. The water's runnin' a touch warmer than normal for this time of year—69° with an anomaly of about +2°, so you'll feel that slight extra warmth if you're just floating around.
The swell never cracks even 4 ft at best, and most days it's hangin' around 0.7 ft to 2 ft—tiny stuff. Periods are short too, mostly under 10 seconds, so no real push behind 'em. Wind is the real killer: onshore or cross-onshore the vast majority of the time, with only a few brief windows of offshore or glass. The closest we get to clean is Sunday morning July 12 with a 1 ft W swell, light offshore, and then that afternoon goes glassy—but the swell's still pathetic (1 ft, 9s). Monday July 22 morning has a little offshore again, but again only 2 ft. It's just not enough to surf.
The guidance says Bud-Bud is fairly consistent as a break, which makes this blank run a bit of a bummer, but hey, sometimes the ocean takes a nap. Forecasts can change, so don't write it off forever—just don't plan a trip around these two weeks.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 39°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 57 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | glassy | off | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40AM3.52m | 10:03PM3.69m | 10:42AM3.46m | 11:12PM3.58m | 12:06PM3.45m | 00:47AM3.56m | 1:39PM3.57m | 2:18AM3.68m | 2:53PM3.80m | 3:28AM3.88m | 3:54PM4.08m | 4:28AM4.09m | 4:48PM4.35m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.88m | 5:13AM0.80m | 5:37PM0.95m | 6:11AM0.86m | 6:40PM0.94m | 7:15AM0.85m | 7:47PM0.83m | 8:21AM0.74m | 8:54PM0.60m | 9:24AM0.55m | 9:56PM0.30m | 10:22AM0.31m | 10:53PM0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 23 | — | 17 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 4 | W 6 | — | W 10 | — | — | NW 4 | W 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | E 3 | — | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 39 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | NW 3 | SSW 4 | — | N 3 | — | W 10 | SSE 2 | S 3 | W 11 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 47 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 911 | 209 | 169 | 259 | 25 | 39 | 258 | 43 | 61 | 258 | 23 | 39 | 256 | 101 | 125 | 441 | 347 | 318 | 473 | 446 |
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