Buggerru Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it.

So, looking over the next 16 days for Buggerru, it’s a real mixed bag and honestly, it’s going to be a challenging period for surfers. The first week is almost completely flat or has such weak, small waves it’s not worth getting your feet wet. There’s a long stretch with hardly any swell energy to speak of. Let’s break it down.

Things start off dead flat. Monday the 13th through to Sunday the 20th are dominated by tiny, weak waves. Most days the swell is between 0.3 ft and 1 ft, with periods under 7 seconds – basically wind chop. The combined energy is consistently low, often in the single digits or teens, the highest being 64 (moderate wave energy) on Monday the 20th morning with a 3 ft NW swell at 6 seconds. But that’s immediately ruined by onshore winds from the WNW at 6 mph, making it messy. Before that, Sunday the 19th morning actually has the best looking swell of this first week: 2 ft from the NW at 7 seconds with combined energy of 46, but the wind is a cross-shore from the NNE at 9 mph, so not clean. The afternoon gets choppier.

Honestly, there’s nothing to recommend in this first week. The water temperature on the 13th is 79° which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, by about 5°, so if you’re in the water anyway, you won’t need a thick suit.

The second week doesn’t offer much redemption. The biggest pulse comes mid-week. On Thursday the 23rd morning, there’s some hope: a 2 ft NW swell with a period of 6 seconds, combined energy of 29. The wind is glassy from the SSE at 3 mph – that’s clean. But it’s still small. Friday the 24th morning looks similar with 1 ft NW swell and glassy wind from the WSW. The energy is minimal though.

Saturday the 25th morning sees another 1 ft NW swell with clean offshore winds from the S at 3 mph. Again, tiny.

The bottom line: For the entire 16-day window, there are no standout sessions. The swell is consistently too small (never exceeding 3 ft), the periods are short (under 8 seconds), and the combined energy never reaches strong levels. The best conditions might be on Thursday the 23rd morning or Saturday the 25th morning when the wind is glassy or offshore, but you’ll be surfing ankle-biters. Because the swells are tiny and the period is short, the wave quality will be poor.

Given the consistent lack of size and the onshore winds that often blow, this stretch is a write-off for paddle surfing. It might look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on a few days when the wind picks up, especially around the 20th and 21st with moderate breezes.

Keep an eye on the forecasts – it tends not to stay this poor for long, but for now, pull the plug and wait for the next window.

Rusty.

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