Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 104 | 79 | 72 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 63 | 60 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:22PM1.96m | 7:27AM2.05m | 7:48PM1.98m | 8:06AM2.00m | 8:14PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.21m | 1:22AM0.42m | 1:41PM0.30m | 1:56AM0.33m | 2:11PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | ENE 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 104 | 79 | 72 | 54 | 51 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 53 | 64 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | WNW 6 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | N 6 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 36 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 6 | 67 | 63 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 3 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 19 | 4 | 31 | 28 | 35 | — | 33 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 19 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 624 | 34 |
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