Buma Surf Forecast

/ Okinawa (32 surf breaks) /

Japan (129 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (26.60° N 127.92° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 JST

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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 29.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (18 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (18 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Thursday 18				Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	21	19	18	18	20	23	23	19	18	10	9	9	4	4
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	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- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			5:44PM 1.69				5:07AM 1.75					6:12PM 1.77			5:52AM 1.86					6:37PM 1.84				6:30AM 1.93
Low Tide / height (m)	11:03AM 0.38				11:27PM 0.90				11:45AM 0.33					12:01AM 0.74				12:20PM 0.31				12:32AM 0.60

	Thursday 18				Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15
Sunset	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	28	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	28	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C (?)	32	32	32	31	32	31	30	32	32	31	32	31	31	33	30	32	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	30

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Okinawa

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Buma (light winds from the ESE at Nago 5 km from Buma). 0.2m 12s groundswell from the ENE with a 0.2m 12s groundswell from the E and a 0.2m 2s local chop from the ENE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
36 minutes ago Buma

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Actual: 36 min ago

9 km/h

ESE

Clean

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