Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 91 | 109 | 149 | 178 | 159 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.83m | 10:28AM1.62m | 10:22PM1.76m | 11:18AM1.46m | 10:51PM1.67m | 12:31PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.51m | 4:15PM0.77m | 5:02AM0.57m | 4:44PM0.93m | 5:55AM0.64m | 5:17PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 24 | 61 | 322 | 51 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | E 15 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 26 | 3 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | WSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 7 | 12 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 53 | 69 | 69 | 83 | 68 | 80 | 106 | 91 | 109 | 149 | 178 | 159 | 161 | 166 | 222 | 259 | 302 | 345 | 488 | 282 | 497 | 481 | 500 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 624 | 34 | 32 | 624 | 643 | 823 | 823 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 633 | 624 |
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