Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 3AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 281 | 269 | 220 | 177 | 140 | 109 | 104 | 79 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | 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 | 6:54PM1.92m | 6:46AM2.04m | 7:22PM1.96m | 7:27AM2.05m | 7:48PM1.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.55m | 1:09PM0.21m | 1:22AM0.42m | 1:41PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 332 | 281 | 269 | 220 | 177 | 140 | 109 | 104 | 79 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | S 7 | WNW 5 | S 7 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 40 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | — | — | 22 | 25 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 34 |
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