Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | S 5 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 191 | 240 | 180 | 188 | 174 | 106 | 102 | 106 | 109 | 102 | 97 | 61 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 43 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:56PM1.84m | 9:26AM1.65m | 8:27PM1.77m | 10:07AM1.56m | 9:01PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.24m | 2:46PM0.99m | 3:24AM0.34m | 3:22PM1.04m | 4:05AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 29 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 194 | 191 | 240 | 180 | 188 | 174 | 106 | 102 | 106 | 109 | 102 | 97 | 61 | 71 | 111 | 80 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 43 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 14 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 16 | 50 | 50 |
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