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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 10 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
23.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buma today?
The current surf forecast for Buma at 11AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | E 9 | E 9 | N 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 3 | E 9 | WSW 4 | |
201 | 318 | 325 | 342 | 313 | 309 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 304 | 257 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:29PM1.41m | 2:43AM1.54m | 2:15PM1.43m | 3:29AM1.64m | 3:35PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM1.13m | 7:32PM0.66m | 8:40AM1.00m | 8:41PM0.66m | 9:40AM0.82m | 9:40PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 44 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 197 | 211 | 177 | 165 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 172 | 190 | 154 | 110 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | S 12 | — | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 8 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 201 | 318 | 325 | 342 | 313 | 309 | 284 | 252 | 222 | — | — | — | — | 304 | 257 | 227 | 243 | 232 | 203 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 670 | 624 | 33 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 8 | 633 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 8 | 22 | 624 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
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