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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 JST
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Buma surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buma sea temperature is
22.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)--
Evening (19 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
2
NNW
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
Period(s) (?)4988888777889991010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1826353333323142494771198134914831640167017391890173916621494149813441499
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
1.88
8:02AM
1.77
7:15PM
1.93
8:31AM
1.81
7:51PM
1.96
9:00AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:28AM
0.13
1:32PM
0.87
2:00AM
0.11
2:05PM
0.81
2:32AM
0.13
2:39PM
0.75
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----7:16-------7:16-------7:16--
Sunset-------5:59--------6:00-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C212020202020212121201919181716161615151515151514
Feels °C (?)2120202020202120201916131110910108888775
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