Buma 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.60° N 127.92° E

Issued: 2 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buma sea temperature is

27.7°C

Buma surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buma today (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Buma at 6AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (18 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18								Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ESE 14	NW 8	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	183	156	159	137	142	149	148	148	122	177	98	157	9	49	76	66	68	64	64	51	52	0	3	31
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	9:51PM1.56m					12:57PM1.33m			10:46PM1.44m					2:54PM1.38m				00:54AM1.36m					3:47PM1.48m
Low Tide			5:26AM0.64m				5:21PM1.22m					6:52AM0.71m				7:54PM1.21m				8:24AM0.71m


	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	26	26	28	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	26	26
Feels °C	24	25	27	28	30	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	29	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	29	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	NE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	NE 11	SE 11	ENE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	SE 9	ENE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 16
kJ	19	23	12	12	5	5	11	5	4	98	98	80	87	61	76	88	90	98	124	754	754	862	710	1765
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 9	—	E 11	SE 11	—	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 7	ENE 10	ENE 9	ESE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ESE 14	ENE 10	ENE 10	SE 18	SE 16	ENE 10
kJ	—	20	—	2	5	—	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	49	42	66	68	64	250	51	52	252	661	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 13	—	E 13	—	E 14	N 7	SE 10	N 7	NE 10	N 6	E 8	ESE 9	SE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ENE 9	—	SE 20	SE 18	NW 8	NNW 8
kJ	—	—	—	3	—	3	—	4	1	4	1	4	1	21	25	65	86	142	64	—	97	457	3	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	183	156	159	137	142	149	148	148	122	177	—	157	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	108	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	4
Distance (km)	27	27	27	0	0	27	27	27	0	0	0	27	27	27	657	8	32	32	32	32	32	32	27	32
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1		1	1	1	2	3	3	3	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	6	6	7	5	4	4	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	4	5

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