Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 181 | 183 | 156 | 159 | 138 | 142 | 149 | 125 | 122 | 119 | 120 | 98 | 100 | 23 | 82 | 110 | 66 |
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 |
High Tide | 9:51PM1.56m | 12:57PM1.33m | 10:46PM1.44m | 2:54PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM1.14m | 5:26AM0.64m | 5:21PM1.22m | 6:52AM0.71m | 7:54PM1.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 98 | 100 | 68 | 82 | 110 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | NE 9 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | NE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 39 | 46 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 14 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | N 6 | SE 18 | ESE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 95 | 181 | 183 | 156 | 159 | 138 | 142 | 149 | 125 | 122 | 119 | 120 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 647 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 657 | 0 | 32 |
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