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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buma today?
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 7 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | |
35 | 38 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 42 | 60 | 89 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 56 | 54 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.62m | 2:56PM1.48m | 3:29AM1.66m | 4:08PM1.53m | 4:07AM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.66m | 8:59AM0.85m | 8:58PM0.76m | 9:57AM0.69m | 9:54PM0.82m | 10:42AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | W 7 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
 kJ | 35 | 38 | 35 | 26 | 49 | 48 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 64 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 23 | 56 | 54 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NE 10 | SW 6 | W 6 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 7 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ESE 10 | W 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 56 | 43 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 6 | W 7 | NE 10 | W 7 | WSW 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | W 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 12 | ESE 10 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 24 | — | 1 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 42 | 60 | 89 | 36 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 153 | 131 | 174 | 191 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 40 | 24 |
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