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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.

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

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Use this relief map to navigate to Japan - Okinawa surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Buma

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
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
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.