Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (23 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 15 | ENE 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 76 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | 4:46PM1.35m | 2:26AM1.46m | 5:30PM1.45m | 3:55AM1.53m | 5:59PM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM1.25m | 10:10AM0.61m | 10:32PM1.18m | 11:04AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | E 17 |
| kJ | 706 | 396 | 341 | 299 | 384 | 296 | 246 | 217 | 213 | 208 | 177 | 141 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 474 | 849 | 1449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ESE 13 | E 16 | ESE 15 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 66 | 127 | 240 | 103 | 97 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | S 7 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 51 | 66 | 17 | 35 | 56 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 117 | 85 | 74 | 58 | 59 | 66 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 50 | 66 | 76 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 624 | 624 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 27 |
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