Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 6.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 167mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat night, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2337 | 440 | 371 | 186 | 224 | 157 | 149 | 128 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 75 | 74 | 90 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 2753 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:17AM1.66m | 4:10PM1.48m | 2:47AM1.67m | 5:21PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM1.11m | 8:49AM0.47m | 8:56PM1.17m | 10:11AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | 15 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 2337 | 440 | 371 | 149 | 224 | 157 | 149 | 128 | 9 | 4079 | 3863 | 4346 | 3705 | 4467 | 4704 | 4462 | 3513 | 2753 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | NW 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 |
| kJ | 298 | 311 | 145 | 186 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 75 | 74 | 90 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 200 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | ENE 12 | NW 13 | NE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 15 | — |
| kJ | 66 | 186 | 41 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 70 | 73 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 316 | 1368 | 4256 | 10562 | 9505 | 10276 | 12080 | 14298 | 15830 | 11123 | 7420 | 4738 | 3855 | 2600 | 2177 | 2170 | 2393 | 2177 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 761 | 761 | 761 | 761 | 761 | 761 | 777 | 958 | 761 | 761 | 714 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 645 | 647 |
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