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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Buma today?
The current surf forecast for Buma at 10PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | ENE 10 | W 6 | W 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
85 | 83 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 84 | 137 | 33 | 33 | 339 | 222 | 128 | 20 | 79 | 59 | 105 | 100 | 124 | 161 | 171 | 200 | 195 | 161 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:32AM1.84m | 11:44PM1.56m | 10:24AM1.69m | 1:17AM1.49m | 11:43AM1.55m | 2:49AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.25m | 4:46AM1.13m | 5:51PM0.40m | 6:16AM1.19m | 7:18PM0.52m | 8:19AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | 6:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 6 | N 8 | SW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 85 | 54 | 38 | 24 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 128 | 81 | 79 | 59 | 105 | 100 | 14 | 161 | 12 | 200 | 195 | 161 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | N 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SSE 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 83 | 57 | 54 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 46 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNW 7 | N 7 | ESE 13 | SSW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | — | N 8 | N 3 | N 8 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 47 | 84 | 137 | 182 | 317 | 339 | 222 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 26 | — | 124 | 3 | 171 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 643 | 624 | 624 | 40 | 40 | 626 | 633 | 624 | 624 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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