Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 JST
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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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
4
1.3
SSW
5
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
1.2
NW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
18
47
86
94
87
75
143
205
327
294
279
210
189
181
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:22PM1.72m
5:31AM1.82m
6:04PM1.79m
5:57AM1.86m
6:42PM1.83m
6:23AM1.89m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.62m
11:50AM0.45m
11:59PM0.65m
12:22PM0.33m
00:31AM0.70m
12:52PM0.24m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:52
5:52
5:50
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6:58
6:59
6:59
7:00
2
2
6
6
2
1
3
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
20
21
22
23
22
22
22
24
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
22
21
21
19
20
21
21
22
21
22
21
23
22
23
21
20
18
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
14
13
13
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
22
73
94
87
75
27
16
5
15
25
27
32
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
9
5
7
6
6
4
5
2
2
2
2
6
3
6
4
21
11
7
16
5
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
2
2
5
6
2
2
2
2
1
8
7
7
15
4
4
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1
W
5
1.2
NW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
Energy kJ
11
4
8
18
47
86
79
80
44
143
205
327
294
279
210
189
181
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
46
46
46
647
643
643
624
633
1371
1355
892
1355
1305
24
16
50
50
50
14
50
633
719
719
984
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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