Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 10PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 11 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 214 | 193 | 172 | 390 | 230 | 437 | 399 | 343 | 336 | 337 | 474 | 491 | 358 | 329 | 273 | 284 | 339 | 339 | 340 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | 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 | 2:37PM1.39m | 00:51AM1.58m | 4:20PM1.50m | 2:49AM1.60m | 5:13PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM1.22m | 8:44AM0.49m | 9:18PM1.20m | 10:09AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 10 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 332 | 214 | 193 | 172 | 71 | 98 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 71 | 78 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 58 | 110 | 82 | 63 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 156 | 132 | 58 | 42 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 35 | 22 | 41 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 7 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 8 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SW 9 | SW 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | S 8 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 389 | 195 | 55 | 98 | 390 | 230 | 437 | 399 | 343 | 336 | 337 | 474 | 491 | 358 | 329 | 273 | 284 | 339 | 339 | 340 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 790 | 47 | 8 | 22 | 745 | 745 | 761 | 777 | 777 | 823 | 761 | 761 | 719 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 50 | 60 | 60 |
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