Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 8:15PM2.00m | 9:12AM1.86m | 8:46PM1.95m | 10:01AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.15m | 2:52PM0.74m | 3:27AM0.19m | 3:28PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 8 | W 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | ENE 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SE 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 8 | W 6 | W 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | W 5 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | N 3 | N 6 | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 29 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 626 | 626 | 624 | 624 | 950 | 624 | 626 |
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