Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 58 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 9:03AM1.93m | 9:28PM1.89m | 9:45AM1.78m | 9:55PM1.83m | 10:28AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.40m | 3:39AM0.48m | 3:47PM0.58m | 4:19AM0.51m | 4:15PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 54 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 10 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | ENE 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 39 | 28 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 58 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 8 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 6 | W 6 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 18 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 36 | 16 | 41 | 58 | 67 | 83 | 101 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 |
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