Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ENE 14 | NNE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6863 | 7395 | 7640 | 8545 | 6102 | 3663 | 3749 | 3705 | 2079 | 1967 | 1212 | 924 | 903 | 1237 | 1479 | 1520 | 1252 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 1968 | 1848 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:51AM1.64m | 6:24PM1.65m | 5:35AM1.76m | 6:49PM1.74m | 6:13AM1.87m | 7:12PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.38m | 11:56PM0.94m | 12:18PM0.29m | 00:27AM0.82m | 12:49PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ENE 14 | NNE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 6863 | 7395 | 7640 | 8545 | 6102 | 3663 | 3749 | 3705 | 2079 | 1967 | 1212 | 924 | 903 | 1237 | 1479 | 1520 | 1252 | 1663 | 1801 | 2432 | 1968 | 1848 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 14 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 29 | 28 | — | 20 | 12 | 678 | 268 | 189 | 131 | 69 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | E 11 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 18 | E 7 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 500 | 72 | 317 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 17 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 171 | 331 | 532 | 1121 | 2320 | 1152 | 967 | 1180 | 868 | 740 | 603 | 606 | 615 | 698 | 724 | 588 | 236 | 205 | 34 | 119 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 645 | 645 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 624 | 624 | 633 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 22 | 633 |
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