Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (18 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 123 | 137 | 154 | 163 | 179 | 193 | 280 | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:22PM1.76m | 11:18AM1.46m | 10:51PM1.67m | 12:31PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM0.77m | 5:02AM0.57m | 4:44PM0.93m | 5:55AM0.64m | 5:17PM1.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 8 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 248 | 118 | 143 | 134 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 62 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 95 | 123 | 137 | 154 | 163 | 179 | 193 | 280 | 254 | 270 | 379 | 310 | 315 | — | 226 | 223 | 269 | 483 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 643 | 823 | 823 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 35 | 35 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 624 | 35 |
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