Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1537 | 1409 | 1489 | 1302 | 1377 | 1086 | 800 | 815 | 657 | 400 | 284 | 183 | 139 | 154 | 116 | 99 | 71 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13AM1.87m | 7:12PM1.81m | 6:49AM1.94m | 7:36PM1.88m | 7:25AM1.98m | 8:01PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.23m | 00:57AM0.70m | 1:18PM0.22m | 1:28AM0.58m | 1:47PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1537 | 1409 | 1489 | 1302 | 1377 | 1086 | 800 | 815 | 657 | 400 | 284 | 183 | 139 | 154 | 116 | 99 | 71 | 50 | 65 | 53 | 49 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 70 | 38 | 40 | 64 | 62 | 46 | 40 | 49 | 50 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 18 | SW 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 17 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 88 | 158 | 121 | 131 | 141 | 136 | 122 | 113 | 132 | 127 | 145 | 183 | 206 | 198 | 231 | 184 | 160 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 624 | 624 | 643 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 624 | 624 | 8 | 656 | 656 | 856 | 35 | 657 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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