Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 27 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 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
NW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
34
33
32
20
15
15
14
14
13
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
16
93
163
187
142
86
59
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
SW
0
SE
0
NE
5
S
0
ESE
0
SSE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
S
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:31PM1.62m
5:02AM1.75m
5:22PM1.72m
5:31AM1.82m
6:04PM1.79m
5:57AM1.86m
Low Tide
10:44PM0.60m
11:16AM0.61m
11:24PM0.62m
11:50AM0.45m
11:59PM0.65m
12:22PM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:52
5:52
5:52
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6:58
6:58
6:59
6:59
1
1
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
19
20
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
20
21
23
24
24
23
20
19
18
19
20
21
22
23
23
21
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
18
20
22
24
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
NW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
Energy kJ
17
9
33
32
20
15
15
14
14
13
13
8
6
6
7
7
7
16
93
163
187
142
86
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.7
SE
5
Energy kJ
35
34
9
5
4
4
2
6
9
5
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
7
2
2
2
2
2
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
4
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
2
3
7
3
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
5
3
2
2
1
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
E
3
0.9
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
6
2
11
23
33
59
57
29
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
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
18
50
33
33
40
40
40
647
46
46
643
643
643
624
968
876
626
626
8
8
1305
40
40
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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