Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | N 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 12 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 85 | 85 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:59AM1.63m | 9:27PM1.77m | 10:43AM1.48m | 9:53PM1.67m | 11:45AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.86m | 4:16AM0.47m | 3:57PM1.00m | 5:02AM0.58m | 4:25PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | E 9 | E 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 45 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 54 | 53 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 6 | N 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | N 6 |
| kJ | 89 | 85 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 19 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 8 | ENE 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 48 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 50 | 32 | 34 |
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