Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 12AM is: 5.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | ENE 13 | NW 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 7 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7474 | 3831 | 4222 | 3126 | 1270 | 924 | 1010 | 811 | 741 | 1021 | 958 | 979 | 40 | 325 | 0 | 1661 | 1757 | 1493 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.65m | 5:35AM1.76m | 6:49PM1.74m | 6:13AM1.87m | 7:12PM1.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.94m | 12:18PM0.29m | 00:27AM0.82m | 12:49PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | N 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 7 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 7474 | 3831 | 2826 | 1618 | 1270 | 924 | 1010 | 811 | 741 | 1021 | 958 | 979 | 40 | 691 | 1275 | 1661 | 1757 | 1493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | ENE 15 | E 11 | NNE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 13 | WNW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 408 | 246 | 301 | 128 | 89 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 29 | 33 | 325 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | ENE 14 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SE 10 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 13 | ENE 12 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 279 | 158 | 233 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 27 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1545 | 3829 | 4222 | 3126 | 1820 | 1390 | 980 | 906 | 574 | 212 | 154 | 121 | 1119 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 25 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 624 | 33 | 33 | 624 |
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