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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
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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
23.6° 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: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | - | - |
| Evening (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 7 | ENE 6 | N 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
60 | 17 | 64 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 1 | 150 | 4 | 246 | 259 | 337 | 318 | 295 | 302 | 302 | 264 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.80m | 5:19AM1.93m | 6:20PM1.90m | 5:56AM2.00m | 7:08PM1.96m | 6:34AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.67m | 11:51AM0.19m | 00:03AM0.71m | 12:33PM0.02m | 00:47AM0.76m | 1:17PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | |
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
60 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 15 | N 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
9 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | E 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 16 | SE 11 | S 6 | SE 15 | N 7 | SE 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | E 3 | E 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
1 | 3 | 64 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 95 | 103 | 114 | 139 | 141 | 150 | 151 | 246 | 259 | 337 | 318 | 295 | 302 | 302 | 264 | 257 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 27 | 34 | 1037 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 624 | 1017 | 988 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 624 | 27 |
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