Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 25 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
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)
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
124
97
72
70
52
36
35
45
48
48
48
67
67
67
65
56
37
35
34
33
32
20
15
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
10
N
5
N
5
E
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:43PM1.48m
3:49AM1.59m
3:23PM1.53m
4:30AM1.68m
4:31PM1.62m
5:02AM1.75m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.57m
9:44AM0.97m
9:53PM0.59m
10:37AM0.79m
10:44PM0.60m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:54
5:54
5:52
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6:57
6:57
6:58
6:58
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
19
20
21
20
20
19
19
20
21
22
22
20
20
20
20
21
20
19
20
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
19
20
18
18
20
20
20
22
19
19
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
122
124
97
72
70
52
36
33
22
48
48
48
67
67
67
65
56
37
35
34
33
32
20
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
N
7
0.1
SE
11
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
13
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
N
5
Energy kJ
14
12
5
6
11
11
19
35
45
21
5
18
10
7
1
6
8
8
9
9
9
5
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
8
9
6
6
5
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
7
6
6
14
3
3
3
6
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
Energy kJ
9
5
20
8
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
16
0
8
8
8
33
40
24
16
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
16
24
33
33
33
40
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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