Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 12PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | N 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 109 | 267 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1141 | 2679 | 2979 | 2962 | 2937 | 3043 | 3135 | 2997 | 2284 | 1065 | 804 | 526 | 331 | 375 | 367 | 456 | 470 | 391 | 335 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:03AM1.86m | 6:30PM1.92m | 7:39AM1.84m | 6:58PM1.91m | 8:14AM1.80m | 7:26PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.78m | 1:06AM0.14m | 1:14PM0.82m | 1:38AM0.13m | 1:44PM0.88m | 2:12AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 |
 | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 138 | 109 | 267 | 700 | 738 | 915 | 799 | 703 | 576 | 355 | 217 | 153 | 112 | 74 | 71 | 524 | 404 | 339 | 252 | 165 | 103 | 74 | 61 | 74 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NW 8 | E 9 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 59 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 467 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 51 | 65 | 17 | 17 | 138 | 2 | — | — | 48 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 43 | 44 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 110 | 1141 | 2679 | 2979 | 2962 | 2937 | 3043 | 3135 | 2997 | 2284 | 1065 | 804 | 526 | 331 | 375 | 367 | 456 | 470 | 391 | 335 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 745 | 668 | 624 | 950 | 753 | 751 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 27 |
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