Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 6PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.79m | 5:54AM1.86m | 6:29PM1.88m | 6:32AM1.95m | 6:53PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM0.39m | 11:59PM0.67m | 12:14PM0.35m | 00:29AM0.50m | 12:45PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 50 | 74 | 67 | 93 | 80 | 102 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1355 | 1355 | 1355 | 1355 | 1258 | 643 | 1482 | 1482 | 1258 | 1258 | 823 | 795 | 795 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 35 |
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