Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 336 | 330 | 264 | 246 | 309 | 275 | 338 | 257 | 257 | 260 | 249 | 229 | 165 | 206 | 141 | 139 | 134 | 61 | 59 | 268 | 336 | 311 | 387 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.93m | 7:31PM1.96m | 8:26AM1.86m | 7:56PM1.92m | 9:01AM1.76m | 8:21PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.19m | 1:39PM0.64m | 2:00AM0.17m | 2:07PM0.74m | 2:32AM0.21m | 2:34PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 344 | 336 | 330 | 264 | 237 | 192 | 185 | 338 | 257 | 257 | 260 | 249 | 229 | 165 | 206 | 141 | 139 | 134 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 82 | 77 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 5 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 7 | SE 9 | E 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 246 | 309 | 275 | 144 | 136 | 141 | 106 | 106 | 66 | 68 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 19 | E 18 | E 17 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 30 | 98 | 148 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 148 | 268 | 336 | 311 | 387 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 633 | 633 | 635 | 626 | 626 | 0 | 0 |
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