Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 2AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ENE 14 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 1729 | 2641 | 4660 | 6132 | 6911 | 7253 | 7837 | 7362 | 6452 | 4860 | 9225 | 8685 | 2303 | 2469 | 2216 | 1768 | 2197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.55m | 4:51AM1.64m | 6:24PM1.65m | 5:35AM1.76m | 6:49PM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM1.07m | 11:44AM0.38m | 11:56PM0.94m | 12:18PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ENE 14 | NNE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1068 | 1729 | 2641 | 4660 | 6132 | 6911 | 7253 | 7837 | 7362 | 6452 | 2410 | 672 | 262 | 2303 | 2469 | 2216 | 1768 | 2197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | SW 9 | ENE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 67 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 29 | 28 | 27 | — | 12 | 3186 | 1136 | 464 | 132 | 76 | 65 | 40 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 353 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 60 | 75 | — | 80 | 204 | 309 | 524 | 1482 | 3367 | 4860 | 9225 | 8685 | 3842 | 1894 | 1411 | 1299 | 1505 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 624 |
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