Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 7PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 11 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:48PM1.27m | 00:31AM1.49m | 4:46PM1.35m | 2:26AM1.46m | 5:30PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM1.20m | 8:46AM0.69m | 8:48PM1.25m | 10:10AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 16 | 44 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 783 | 627 | 8 | 455 | 446 | 425 | 35 | 373 | 312 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SW 9 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 10 | E 14 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 14 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | ESE 13 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 365 | 408 | 458 | 504 | 717 | 1193 | 1243 | 1171 | 1027 | 994 | 828 | 593 | 464 | 563 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 569 | 34 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 968 | 624 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 624 | 624 | 761 | 624 | 35 |
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