Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | E 9 | NW 6 | W 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 54 | 96 | 209 | 187 | 257 | 813 | 898 | 426 | 194 | 85 | 73 | 81 | 96 | 125 | 123 | 116 | 185 | 206 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.43m | 11:22PM1.66m | 2:37PM1.39m | 00:51AM1.58m | 4:20PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM1.09m | 7:00AM0.52m | 6:57PM1.22m | 8:44AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | S 8 | NW 6 | S 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 142 | 96 | 140 | 187 | 257 | 813 | 898 | 426 | 108 | 85 | 73 | 81 | 96 | 125 | 123 | 116 | 66 | 52 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | N 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 10 | WNW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 54 | 82 | 39 | 40 | 137 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 194 | 69 | 59 | 73 | 43 | 32 | 66 | 66 | 13 | 40 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 7 | E 8 | ENE 10 | E 16 | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 15 | NW 8 | N 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | E 9 | NW 6 | E 13 |
| kJ | 59 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 69 | 78 | 60 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 279 | 416 | 273 | 209 | 387 | 370 | 388 | 316 | 422 | 89 | 92 | 21 | 100 | 141 | 135 | 100 | 54 | 185 | 206 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 761 | 761 | 777 | 745 | 60 | 761 |
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