Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 6PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 11 | E 15 | E 17 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 68 | 293 | 1120 | 1241 | 1315 | 1261 | 1463 | 1470 | 1387 | 1387 | 1229 | 1089 | 931 | 677 | 575 | 393 | 265 | 253 | 253 |
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-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 | 2:07PM1.27m | 11:18PM1.45m | 4:19PM1.35m | 1:46AM1.39m | 4:55PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM1.23m | 7:55AM0.73m | 8:38PM1.26m | 9:32AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 11 | E 13 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 44 | 47 | 212 | 1120 | 1241 | 1315 | 1261 | 1463 | 1470 | 1387 | 1387 | 1229 | 1089 | 931 | 677 | 575 | 393 | 265 | 197 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 9 | E 17 | NE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 28 | 293 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 15 | NE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 18 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 68 | 25 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 40 | 70 | 89 | 92 | 86 | 120 | 110 | 97 | 186 | 207 | 308 | 318 | 295 | 257 | 253 | 253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 624 | 624 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 626 | 626 | 624 | 624 | 626 | 624 | 751 | 710 | 624 |
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