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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 15 Mar 2026 JST
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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
21.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 2PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (15 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (15 Mar)5ft (1.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)161615151514141313131417131616161616161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14511361125811931225943841722506482490373367880733724715715662554512485394389
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
N
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
E
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglassglassglassoffcross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
1.58
4:45PM
1.62
6:04AM
1.70
5:30PM
1.77
6:28AM
1.81
6:11PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
1.02
11:28PM
0.41
11:47AM
0.85
12:03AM
0.31
12:18PM
0.68
12:36AM
0.26
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:35------
Sunset----6:36-------6:37-------6:37---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161718181817171716171818181717171718191918181818
Feels °C (?)141515151514141514151616161516161618191917171717
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