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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 20 Mar 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
21.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 7AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)141515151414141414141313131313131312151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16619619618818318317813310810510269686766656261214153525046
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
2.03
8:09PM
2.06
8:13AM
2.04
8:52PM
1.99
8:43AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
0.31
1:56PM
0.24
2:12AM
0.41
2:32PM
0.17
2:45AM
0.55
3:12PM
0.15
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:33-------6:31-------6:31----
Sunset------6:38-------6:38-------6:39-
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C171718181918181817171719191919191919202122222120
Feels °C (?)161616161816161514151517161717171718182020202020
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