Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | W 11 | W 11 | E 14 | ENE 13 | W 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 12 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 79 | 76 | 261 | 403 | 326 | 320 | 299 | 198 | 290 | 286 | 282 | 260 | 155 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:21PM1.61m | 4:07AM1.76m | 6:10PM1.73m | 5:11AM1.88m | 6:51PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.33m | 10:30PM1.13m | 11:16AM0.18m | 11:33PM1.01m | 12:08PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1747 | 1632 | 921 | 555 | 403 | 392 | 437 | 453 | 487 | 500 | 458 | 458 | 402 | 392 | 400 | 245 | 245 | 331 | 235 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 83 | 79 | 76 | 261 | 239 | 326 | 302 | 244 | 445 | 371 | 298 | 298 | 258 | 220 | 173 | 145 | 117 | 117 | 111 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 13 | W 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 12 | SW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 42 | 70 | 144 | 306 | 320 | 320 | 299 | 198 | 290 | 286 | 282 | 260 | 155 | 152 | 118 | 118 | 113 | 100 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 1386 | 1565 | 1559 | 1403 | 1252 | 669 | 627 | 566 | 622 | — | — | — | 54 | 24 | 53 | 25 | 44 | 33 | — | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 643 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
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