Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 5AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 934 | 496 | 200 | 179 | 227 | 195 | 56 | 51 | 103 | 8 | 23 | 38 | 57 | 167 | 183 | 157 | 94 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30PM1.77m | 12:25PM1.43m | 11:22PM1.66m | 2:37PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.92m | 5:36AM0.47m | 5:19PM1.09m | 7:00AM0.52m | 6:57PM1.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | N 7 | N 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 934 | 496 | 200 | 62 | 47 | 61 | 56 | 51 | 139 | 59 | 58 | 38 | 57 | 143 | 140 | 161 | 108 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 166 | 178 | 106 | 94 | 66 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 53 | 52 | 167 | 183 | 157 | 94 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | E 13 | E 13 | N 7 | NE 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NNW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 10 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 164 | 161 | — | 3 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 55 | 42 | 34 | 35 | 26 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 3 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 91 | 553 | 179 | 227 | 195 | 544 | 471 | 103 | 302 | 256 | 239 | 167 | 15 | 48 | 9 | 11 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 16 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 777 | 777 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 35 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 32 |
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