Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 19 May 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
23.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
ESE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
239
234
196
161
165
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
7
14
16
38
31
31
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:55AM2.03m
9:38PM1.82m
8:40AM1.95m
10:34PM1.72m
9:30AM1.84m
11:36PM1.64m
Low Tide
2:51PM-0.05m
3:00AM0.97m
3:42PM0.06m
3:52AM1.03m
4:37PM0.21m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:09
7:10
7:10
1
1
Temp °C
23
24
25
26
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
27
29
29
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
319
239
234
196
161
165
137
144
119
119
175
163
132
132
132
135
107
98
96
96
107
74
72
72
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
4
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
2
1
1
2
31
31
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
7
14
16
38
58
60
66
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
40
40
40
16
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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