Bud Bud Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Bud Bud over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with ya – it’s a slow start and a long wait for anything worth paddling out for.

Right now, we’re in a bit of a dry spell. The first real sniff of a session doesn’t show up until Saturday morning the 15th, and even then it’s pretty ordinary. We’re looking at a weak 2 ft swell from the west, with a short period of 8 seconds, and combined energy is only 50 – that’s barely a bump. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the north at 6 mph, so it’ll be clean on the surface, but there’s just no punch. It’s surfable, but you’ll be workin’ for it.

Sunday the 16th is more of the same: a similar 2 ft swell with that same 8-second period, and a light cross-off again in the morning. The afternoons both days get blown out by a strong cross-onshore from the west-northwest, so the window is tight. This pattern drags on through most of the week – tiny waves, choppy afternoons, not much to get excited about.

There’s a little glimmer Thursday the 20th morning. The swell bumps up a touch to 2 ft, but the period stretches to 10 seconds, giving it a bit more shape. Combined energy is 68, still low, but with a light cross-off from the north at 9 mph, the conditions are clean. Still not a standout, but if you’re desperate for a slide, that’s your best bet that week.

We hit a real quiet patch after that. From the 21st through to the 25th, it’s mostly tiny waves or onshore junk. The standout moment doesn’t arrive until Wednesday the 26th of August. Early morning, it’s glassy as glass – a 3 mph south-southwest breeze, clean as a whistle. The swell picks up to 3 ft from the west with a period of 12 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 171. That’s moderate energy, and with the glassy conditions, Bud Bud will be clean and rideable. This is the best we’ve got in the whole outlook.

Then, hold onto your boards, because Sunday the 30th of August morning is the real highlight. We’ve got a 5 ft swell from the west-southwest, a period of 10 seconds, and combined energy of 388 – that’s a proper pulse. The wind is offshore from the east-northeast at 9 mph, so it’ll be clean and lined up. This is the one to circle on the calendar. It’s more than a week out, so keep an eye on it, but if it holds, Bud Bud will be the spot.

Water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. For the most part, it’s a waiting game. The first week is mostly small and messy, but that last weekend into the end of the month has some promise. Keep the faith.

Rusty.

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