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Clean and green, Secret Harbour

9:45 am 21 Jun 2011

Paishawan Beach

2:58 pm 27 Dec 2010

Buma ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 2.0
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 3.5

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Buma Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Japan – Okinawa)

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Name: Buma
Type: point
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: N Offshore Wind: NE

Buma in Okinawa is a sheltered point break that only works once in a while. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the best wave direction is from the north. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Hazards include rips, coral and sharks.

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Overall Buma Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

The graph describes the variation of swells directed at Buma through an average year. I... (show all text)

The rose diagram shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different di... (show all text)

Also see Buma surf quality by season and Buma surf quality by month.

Buma Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Buma:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Sesako Island 5 mi
Second closest break Futami 9 mi
Third closest break Balls Bowls 10 mi
Fourth closest break Sunset 11 mi
Fifth closest break Maeda Point 14 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Buma:

Closest wave buoy Western Aleutians Buoy 3158 mi
Second closest wave buoy Bering Sea Buoy 3392 mi
Third closest wave buoy Southeast Bering Sea Buoy 3587 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Shumagin Islands Buoy 4047 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy South Aleutians Buoy 4304 mi

Tide stations nearest to Buma:

Closest tide station Toguti, Okinawa, Japan 4 mi
Second closest tide station Sukku, Okinawa, Japan 8 mi
Third closest tide station Unten, Okinawa, Japan 8 mi
Fourth closest tide station Ie (Okinawa), Okinawa, Japan 10 mi
Fifth closest tide station Isikawa, Okinawa, Japan 13 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Buma:

Closest ski area Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan) 600 mi
Second closest ski area Osorakan (Japan) 607 mi
Third closest ski area White-Valley Matsubara (Japan) 613 mi
Fourth closest ski area Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan) 613 mi
Fifth closest ski area Pine Ridge Resorts Geihoku (Japan) 617 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Buma:

Closest city location Nago (Japan) 4 mi
Second closest city location Okinawa (Japan) 6 mi
Third closest city location Ishikawa (Japan) 14 mi
Fourth closest city location Gushikawa (Japan) 17 mi
Fifth closest city location Haebaru (Japan) 19 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Buma is Kadena Ab Airport (DNA) in Japan, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Buma is Naha Airport (OKA), also in Japan, 52 km (32 miles) away.
  • Third is Yoron Airport (RNJ) in Japan, 69 km (43 miles) away.
  • Kumejima Airport (UEO) in Japan is 123 km (76 miles) away.
  • Tokunoshima Airport (TKN), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Buma and is 167 km (104 miles) away.
Buma break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Buma, Japan - Okinawa. Use the tab navigation above to view Buma sea temperature, Buma photographs, Buma detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Buma webcams, current wind from Japan - Okinawa live weather stations and Buma tide predictions. The Japan swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Japan and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Japan wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Buma.