Surf Forecasts:
Bud Bud surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period, WSW swell with 505 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 Wednesday (Sep 09) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period. 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 1.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bud Bud over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, with a look at what’s coming up for Bud Bud.
Honestly, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a struggle. We’ve got a lot of small, onshore slop to work through. The standout window is actually right at the very end of the forecast, but we’ve got to earn it.
The week kicks off with a groundswell building Monday morning. Swell is 2ft from the WSW, with a very long 15-second period, and moderate wave energy (203). The water is 71°, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The trouble is the wind is on it, straight from the west, making for poor surf conditions. The afternoon gets a bump to 3ft, but it’s the same story. Tuesday and Wednesday stay messy with fresh breezes and lumpy conditions. Wednesday morning (September 9th) offers a slight break with a clean 3ft swell from the west and a light cross-offshore breeze – surfable, but nothing special.
We then hit a real dry spell. From Thursday morning (September 10th) through to Monday morning (September 14th), it’s mostly small, weak, and choppy. There are a couple of clean windows, like Saturday morning (September 12th) with a glassy 1.0ft wave, but that’s tiny. Sunday morning (September 13th) is the highlight of this bleak stretch – a glassy 2ft wave with a long 14-second period and moderate energy (149). It’s surfable for a longboard and the clean conditions will make it look better than it is.
Things don’t really get going again until later in the second week. We get a few mornings with clean offshore winds, but the swell height stays below 2ft. The real promise lands on Saturday, September 19th. The morning brings a clean 2ft west swell with a long 12-second period and a solid bump in energy (162). That’s the best size-period combo of the whole forecast. Then, Saturday afternoon, the wind drops to glassy, with a 2ft west swell. This is the pick of the bunch – small but perfectly clean with that long period.
The following Monday (September 21st) morning is also a good backup: a clean 2ft west swell with 11-second period. After that, it trails back off into tiny stuff.
Bud Bud is a beginner-friendly break, but to be honest, most of this window is for patient longboarders or people just wanting a paddle. The only real standout is that Saturday, September 19th, especially the glassy afternoon session.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 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) | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 257 | 289 | 319 | 206 | 318 | 160 | 103 | 76 | 50 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 35 | 28 | 51 | 107 | 103 | 125 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08PM3.78m | 3:43AM3.79m | 3:59PM4.16m | 4:29AM4.09m | 4:43PM4.48m | 5:09AM4.32m | 5:21PM4.69m | 5:44AM4.45m | 5:55PM4.76m | 6:14AM4.49m | 6:25PM4.70m | 6:40AM4.44m | 6:51PM4.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM0.78m | 9:00AM0.77m | 9:36PM0.40m | 9:56AM0.39m | 10:27PM0.05m | 10:44AM0.06m | 11:11PM-0.21m | 11:27AM-0.17m | 11:52PM-0.33m | 12:08PM-0.27m | 00:31AM-0.30m | 12:47PM-0.22m | 1:08AM-0.14m | ||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | W 12 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 11 |
| kJ | 174 | 257 | 289 | — | — | 318 | 160 | 103 | 76 | 50 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 35 | 28 | 51 | 107 | 103 | 125 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 9 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — | NW 4 | W 18 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 46 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 11 | W 6 | N 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | W 8 | WNW 3 | — | — | N 3 | — | W 7 | WNW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | 23 | 8 | 319 | 206 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 35 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 286 | 12 | 335 | 335 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 269 | 23 | 53 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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