Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 7AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, strong winds from the NE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 86 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 132 | 141 | 44 | 147 | 147 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 537 | 856 | 1044 | 1087 | 956 | 941 | 979 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:54AM1.36m | 3:47PM1.48m | 2:53AM1.42m | 4:19PM1.59m | 4:00AM1.54m | 4:47PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.71m | 9:30PM1.08m | 9:31AM0.66m | 10:16PM0.91m | 10:18AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 106 | 110 | 553 | 743 | 1032 | 1003 | 710 | 1856 | 1737 | 2117 | 3098 | 4158 | 5877 | 5522 | 6104 | 6285 | 7202 | 8568 | 8915 | 8055 | 7830 | 7311 | 7278 | 7384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 20 | — | — | — | SSE 20 | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | N 9 |
| kJ | 88 | 86 | 52 | 52 | 168 | 375 | 661 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 147 | 1716 | — | — | — | 1791 | — | — | 140 | — | — | — | — | 377 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | — | SE 18 | — | ENE 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | 121 | — | — | 388 | — | 132 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | — | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | 141 | — | 15 | 23 | 201 | 35 | 84 | 200 | 266 | 537 | 856 | 1044 | 1087 | 956 | 941 | 979 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 626 | 626 | 624 | 656 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 714 | 950 | 714 |
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