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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 28 Nov 2025 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buma today?
The current surf forecast for Buma at 7PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 488 | 464 | 416 | 352 | 267 | 197 | 149 | 146 | 110 | 105 | 75 | 57 | 42 | 71 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 70 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:12PM 1.57 | 12:38AM 1.44 | 2:10PM 1.63 | 2:19AM 1.47 | 3:01PM 1.71 | 3:41AM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:08PM 1.01 | 7:14AM 0.66 | 8:26PM 0.86 | 8:24AM 0.71 | 9:28PM 0.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 |
| Sunset | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
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