Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 11AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 7 | ENE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 404 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.98m | 8:26PM1.94m | 8:39AM1.94m | 8:53PM1.94m | 9:19AM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.32m | 2:32AM0.41m | 2:45PM0.43m | 3:08AM0.37m | 3:16PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 116 | 123 | 137 | 127 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 51 | 49 | 59 | 39 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 50 | 282 | 616 | 585 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SW 8 | SE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 8 | ENE 11 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 23 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 105 | 149 | 183 | 404 | 471 | 575 | 662 | 682 | 662 | 720 | 618 | 453 | 404 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 27 | 32 | 624 | 710 | 710 | 710 | 735 | 761 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 8 |
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