Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 1PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Wed night, near gales from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 189 | 193 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.46m | 10:51PM1.67m | 12:31PM1.32m | 11:27PM1.58m | 2:48PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM0.57m | 4:44PM0.93m | 5:55AM0.64m | 5:17PM1.08m | 7:08AM0.70m | 6:18PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | S 8 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 96 | 115 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 225 | 120 | 14 | 127 | 57 | 69 | 76 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | S 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | SW 9 | — | SW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | — | 29 | — | 55 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ENE 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 142 | 189 | 193 | 222 | 240 | 252 | 276 | 263 | 236 | 220 | 193 | 447 | 421 | 429 | 160 | 363 | 507 | 355 | 385 | 586 | 3973 | 3146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 624 | 823 | 823 | 32 | 624 | 35 | 8 | 35 | 624 | 624 | 35 | 32 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 |
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