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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buma today?
The current surf forecast for Buma at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | - | - |
| Evening (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
134 | 106 | 81 | 154 | 239 | 304 | 399 | 320 | 331 | 324 | 340 | 304 | 230 | 230 | 235 | 203 | 240 | 325 | 203 | 1 | 153 | 157 | 127 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.47m | 12:29PM1.41m | 2:43AM1.54m | 2:15PM1.43m | 3:29AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.62m | 7:14AM1.13m | 7:32PM0.66m | 8:40AM1.00m | 8:41PM0.66m | 9:40AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 134 | 106 | 81 | 59 | 44 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 203 | 10 | 203 | 203 | 162 | 153 | 157 | 127 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 11 | N 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 116 | 104 | — | 71 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 100 | 154 | 239 | 304 | 399 | 320 | 331 | 324 | 340 | 304 | 230 | 230 | 235 | — | 240 | 325 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 624 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 624 | 624 | 633 | 27 | 624 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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