Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 JST
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Buma surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buma sea temperature is
26.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (20 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
N
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.6
NNE
0.6
E
1.6
NNE
0.6
E
1.6
N
0.4
NW
0.6
E
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NNE
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)777777768676786666668898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)231197158143134936819742039011520000003186117120
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
1.87
7:47AM
1.79
6:59PM
1.87
8:21AM
1.75
7:28PM
1.85
8:57AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47PM
0.85
1:11AM
0.17
1:17PM
0.89
1:43AM
0.16
1:48PM
0.92
2:17AM
0.19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52
Sunset-5:36-------5:36-------5:36------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202021212121212021212120212121212122212121212222
Feels °C (?)161618171818181717171715171616171618171717182021
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