Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 24 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 26 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 29 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period, W swell with 359 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 26 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW 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 Friday (Jun 26) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. 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 1.1m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 29) 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 Tuesday (Jun 30) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Fri 26th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 26th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 29th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 5 | W 9 | W 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 61 | 56 | 50 | 31 | 64 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 103 | 359 | 213 | 155 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:44AM3.51m | 2:16PM3.47m | 2:39AM3.49m | 3:05PM3.54m | 3:27AM3.51m | 3:47PM3.63m | 4:09AM3.58m | 4:24PM3.73m | 4:46AM3.65m | 4:58PM3.83m | 5:19AM3.72m | 5:29PM3.93m | 5:49AM3.77m | 5:59PM3.99m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM1.09m | 7:27PM1.17m | 7:57AM1.12m | 8:27PM1.12m | 8:52AM1.08m | 9:21PM1.01m | 9:42AM0.98m | 10:09PM0.86m | 10:28AM0.85m | 10:54PM0.71m | 11:10AM0.72m | 11:36PM0.58m | 11:51AM0.61m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | 10:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 36 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | S 4 | W 12 | WSW 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 56 | 50 | 31 | 64 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 103 | 49 | 213 | 155 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | N 6 | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 13 | WNW 6 | — | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 25 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | — | 15 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 6 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | — | NE 2 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | — | W 6 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | — | W 12 | N 3 | NNE 3 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | — | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 22 | 9 | 23 | — | 359 | 8 | 1 | 254 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 446 | 911 | 884 | 619 | 304 | 130 | 12 | 286 | 22 | 12 | 321 | 61 | 242 | 286 | 12 | 0 | 325 | 22 | 5 | 335 |
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