Bud Bud Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Bud Bud has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. Truth be told, it's gonna be a real slow patch. We're looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak to moderate energy surf and mostly messy winds, so don't get your hopes up for anything firing. The first proper session to even think about is a little while off, so buckle up for some waiting.

The water at Bud Bud is running about 69°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – not a game changer, but a nice little bonus if you're in.

Right, so we kick off on Thursday, 4 July with some waist-high 3 ft swell from the WNW, but it's wrapping around with a cross-onshore breeze. Combined energy is low at (177), and it's just choppy poor conditions. Not worth paddling out.

Friday the 5th morning is the first real glimmer: a tiny 2 ft groundswell from the west with a clean 10-second period, and crucially, a gentle offshore breeze from the ENE. Combined energy is low (47), so it'll be small, but it'll be clean and surfable. That's the pick of the early period for beginners or anyone wanting a cruise, but don't expect much push.

From there, it's into a real desert. From Saturday the 6th right through to Thursday the 17th, the surf stays below 2 ft with weak combined energy mostly under 70, and the winds are almost always onshore, cross-onshore, or just plain messy. There's a pulse of 4 ft swell on the afternoon of Thursday the 16th, but with strong onshore wind from the west at 12 mph and a combined energy of (138), it's just a lumpy mess. There is a little spike in combined energy on the morning of Friday the 17th, hitting (217) with 4 ft swell from the WSW, but that's a short-period windswell (8 secs) with a cross-shore breeze. It's labelled as marginal at best.

Honestly, through this entire stretch, the only half-decent morning is Sunday the 19th. We get a clean little 2 ft west swell with an offshore breeze from the NE. Combined energy is only (36), so it's tiny, but the conditions are clean. For a longboard or a foiler, there might be a few fun ones.

So, to sum it up: there is no true standout session here. The best on offer is the clean offshore morning of Friday, 5 July for the tiniest of waves, or maybe the morning of Sunday, 19 July for something a bit cleaner again. If you need to get wet, those are your windows, but keep expectations very low. For the rest of us, it's a waiting game.

Rusty.

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