Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 1AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 10 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 60 | 107 | 100 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 43 | 58 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.83m | 6:05AM1.99m | 7:27PM1.89m | 6:53AM2.07m | 8:00PM1.93m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.88m | 12:53PM0.01m | 1:04AM0.75m | 1:34PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 266 | 260 | 210 | 201 | 162 | 162 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 115 | 91 | 115 | 115 | 89 | 89 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 68 | 65 | 44 | 44 | 35 | 46 | 43 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | E 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 8 | SW 8 | ENE 10 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 115 | 26 | 107 | 100 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 43 | 58 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 60 | 47 | 28 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 32 |
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