Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 488mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, extremely windy from the SSE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | ENE 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 16 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | N 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4227 | 5283 | 4182 | 4856 | 5069 | 4966 | 5732 | 7371 | 7570 | 8876 | 10687 | 12066 | 12734 | 30430 | 43854 | 24704 | 14197 | 6571 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | 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 |
High Tide | 11:16PM1.76m | 12:30PM1.45m | 00:06AM1.70m | 2:21PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.78m | 6:04AM0.56m | 5:51PM0.96m | 7:20AM0.54m | 7:08PM1.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 66 | 23 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 16 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 14 | N 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 4227 | 5283 | 4182 | 4856 | 5069 | 4966 | 5732 | 7371 | 7570 | 8876 | 10687 | 12066 | 12734 | 17140 | 14625 | 6967 | 5199 | 6571 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 16 | NNE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 427 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | 215 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | N 13 | NNE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 127 | 137 | 253 | 513 | 780 | 1145 | 1769 | 3053 | 4189 | 5945 | 9957 | 30430 | 43854 | 24704 | 14197 | 2041 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 1355 | 1355 | 777 | 0 |
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