Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 190mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | N 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1529 | 1903 | 2117 | 3316 | 3764 | 4381 | 4222 | 4856 | 5824 | 6077 | 6432 | 7262 | 8054 | 9803 | 11602 | 14108 | 16068 | 19524 | 45787 | 31529 | 9024 | 4577 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:13AM1.57m | 11:16PM1.76m | 12:30PM1.45m | 00:06AM1.70m | 2:21PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.57m | 5:00PM0.78m | 6:04AM0.56m | 5:51PM0.96m | 7:20AM0.54m | 7:08PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 70 | 13 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 1529 | 1903 | 2117 | 3316 | 3764 | 4381 | 4222 | 4856 | 5824 | 6077 | 6432 | 7262 | 8054 | 9803 | 11602 | 14108 | 16068 | 16739 | 28778 | 8914 | 9024 | 4577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | ENE 13 | N 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 2123 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 16 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 221 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 11 | N 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | SW 9 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 33 | 31 | 45 | 78 | 115 | 145 | 203 | 407 | 800 | 1020 | 1408 | 2120 | 3161 | 4663 | 7091 | 11794 | 19524 | 45787 | 31529 | 866 | 2802 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 823 | 823 | 633 | 633 | 624 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 777 | 1355 | 823 | 1355 | 0 |
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