Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 643 | 374 | 155 | 152 | 63 | 113 | 113 | 59 | 25 | 107 | 100 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 43 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.73m | 5:11AM1.88m | 6:51PM1.83m | 6:05AM1.99m | 7:27PM1.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM1.01m | 12:08PM0.07m | 00:22AM0.88m | 12:53PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 458 | 394 | 392 | 338 | 384 | 240 | 220 | 260 | 266 | 260 | 210 | 201 | 196 | 159 | 155 | 123 | 123 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 298 | 293 | 216 | 180 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 108 | 106 | 88 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 53 | 76 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | W 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 350 | 345 | 39 | 155 | 152 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 26 | 25 | 107 | 100 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 43 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 13 | E 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 51 | 643 | 374 | 32 | 38 | 63 | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 32 | 32 |
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