Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 4.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 21ft (6.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 21ft (6.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 204mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 16 | NNW 11 | NNE 12 | NW 11 | N 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5973 | 6390 | 6323 | 5938 | 6910 | 8630 | 6797 | 9844 | 2622 | 5355 | 4317 | 4501 | 259 | 135 | 206 | 115 | 104 | 100 |
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 | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.70m | 2:21PM1.40m | 1:17AM1.66m | 4:10PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.96m | 7:20AM0.54m | 7:08PM1.11m | 8:49AM0.47m | 8:56PM1.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | NNE 12 | ENE 13 | N 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | ENE 11 | WSW 13 | ENE 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 5973 | 6390 | 6323 | 5938 | 6910 | 6013 | 6797 | 1028 | 2622 | 5355 | 4317 | 4501 | 138 | 7002 | 121 | 12087 | 10517 | 8940 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | WNW 10 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2561 | 794 | 1508 | 103 | 98 | 97 | 259 | 135 | 206 | 115 | 104 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 16 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 392 | 150 | 232 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 936 | 1938 | 2883 | 3676 | 5949 | 8630 | 3951 | 9844 | 4976 | 6698 | 4918 | 6922 | 14398 | 7617 | 19839 | 4106 | 3044 | 2179 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 892 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 823 | 1355 | 777 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 761 | 1017 | 761 | 761 | 647 |
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