Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 6AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 37 | 98 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 101 | 103 | 108 | 148 | 149 | 113 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:06AM2.00m | 8:14PM1.96m | 8:43AM1.91m | 8:38PM1.92m | 9:20AM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.33m | 2:11PM0.42m | 2:29AM0.30m | 2:40PM0.57m | 3:03AM0.31m | 3:06PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 13 | N 5 | ENE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 43 | 64 | 35 | 8 | 61 | 90 | 94 | 99 | 99 | 101 | 103 | 106 | 101 | 103 | 108 | 148 | 149 | 113 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ESE 9 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | N 4 | ENE 13 | N 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 16 | 67 | 37 | 2 | 60 | 8 | 60 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | S 6 | N 5 | S 6 | S 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | ENE 12 | E 16 | SW 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 98 | 101 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 624 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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