Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 7AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 15 | E 14 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 47 | 25 | 39 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 68 | 97 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:27PM1.77m | 10:43AM1.48m | 9:53PM1.67m | 11:45AM1.34m | 10:24PM1.56m | 2:07PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM0.47m | 3:57PM1.00m | 5:02AM0.58m | 4:25PM1.12m | 6:10AM0.69m | 5:21PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 14 | E 12 |
| kJ | 60 | 45 | 45 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 21 | 22 | 39 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 97 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | N 6 | N 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | ENE 11 | S 8 | ESE 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 19 | 30 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 25 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 47 | 21 | 28 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SE 9 | N 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 7 | E 15 | N 9 | E 16 |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 48 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 68 | 26 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | NNW 6 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 10 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 38 | 28 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 67 | 6 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 624 | 34 | 0 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 14 |
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