Bud Bud Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a good hard look at what’s coming down the line for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s gonna be a lean stretch. The surf is pretty ordinary to start, so don’t rush to wax up just yet. We’re looking at small, weak swell with moderate energy, peaking only into the low hundreds at best for most of the first week. There's a bit of a wait before anything gets proper.

We open up with Friday the 4th – it’s a write-off. Glassy morning with a tiny 2ft swell from the west at 8 seconds, but the energy is barely a whisper at 34. Afternoon gets worse with a choppy cross-onshore. Saturday the 5th has a cleanish offshore in the morning, swell is still only 2ft, but the energy gets up to 122. It’s surfable, but nothing to get excited about. Sunday the 6th is tiny again, dropping right back down. Monday the 7th sees a touch more size, 3ft in the afternoon, but the onshore winds kill it.

Now, Tuesday the 8th is where we get a small window. The morning shows 3ft of west swell with a solid energy of 241 and light cross-offshore winds. The face should have some shape, and it says clean. It’s not pumping, but it’s probably your best bet for the first week if you’re keen for a paddle.

Then we hit a big gap. From Wednesday the 9th all the way through to Monday the 14th, it’s mostly tiny, weak, or blown out. The swell barely cracks 3ft most days, and the wind is often onshore or cross-on. A few mornings show clean conditions, but the swell is just too small to bother with. There’s a solid offshore on the 14th, but the swell is only 1ft.

We get a slight lift on Tuesday the 15th. Swell climbs to 4ft from the west at a short 7 seconds, but the offshore NE wind keeps it clean. Energy is moderate at 103. It’s still just “surfable” but nothing special.

Now, the real standout is on Thursday the 17th. This one’s worth circling on the calendar. Morning shows a clean 4ft swell from the west-northwest, with a period of 11 seconds and a strong energy reading of 516. That’s the biggest, most powerful swell of the whole outlook. The wind is light from the northeast, cross-off, keeping the face clean. For Bud Bud, a west-northwest swell isn’t ideal; it wants it from the west-southwest, but the size and energy should still produce some decent runners. It’s definitely the pick of the bunch, but being two weeks out, treat it as a promising possibility.

After that, it drops back to tiny 2ft leftovers for the final weekend.

Overall: If you want to paddle, hit the Tuesday the 8th morning for a slow, clean 3ft. The real hope is Thursday the 17th – keep an eye on that one as it gets closer.

Rusty.

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