Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 6PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 588 | 731 | 866 | 904 | 812 | 664 | 529 | 455 | 381 | 548 | 526 | 575 |
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 | off | off |
High Tide | 8:53PM1.94m | 9:19AM1.85m | 9:21PM1.91m | 10:05AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.43m | 3:08AM0.37m | 3:16PM0.57m | 3:48AM0.37m | 3:49PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 54 | 52 | 52 | 36 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 47 | 61 | 79 | 117 | 154 | 204 | 200 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 40 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 8 | — | — | E 12 | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 11 | — | — | 26 | — | 109 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 168 | 270 | 326 | 361 | 424 | 466 | 554 | 540 | 588 | 731 | 866 | 904 | 812 | 664 | 529 | 455 | 381 | 548 | 526 | 575 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 856 | 856 | 32 | 710 | 624 | 624 | 647 | 647 | 761 | 633 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 633 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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