Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 17 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.7
SSE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)88848891110101010121212131314141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3021181469841082179813998525656107513513529529529423423420352
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
2.03
7:06AM
2.06
8:01PM
2.03
7:39AM
2.06
8:47PM
1.96
8:13AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11AM
0.53
1:34PM
0.03
1:48AM
0.63
2:14PM
-0.02
2:25AM
0.76
2:58PM
0.01
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:00--
Sunset6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1111--12-------------
Temp. °C232222222223232322212021212222222120202021212222
Feels °C (?)232222232525242321212223222322212019191819192121
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