Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 7AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 4:31AM1.60m | 5:42PM1.68m | 5:15AM1.74m | 6:05PM1.79m | 5:54AM1.86m | 6:29PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.99m | 11:09AM0.46m | 11:29PM0.83m | 11:43AM0.39m | 11:59PM0.67m | 12:14PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 643 | 645 | 1355 | 1355 | 1499 | 1371 | 1258 | 643 | 647 | 1483 | 1482 | 1483 | 823 | 1258 |
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