Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 3AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (21 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 47 | 44 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 437 | 834 | 1079 | 1196 | 1018 | 525 | 440 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:47PM1.48m | 2:53AM1.42m | 4:19PM1.59m | 4:00AM1.54m | 4:47PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30PM1.08m | 9:31AM0.66m | 10:16PM0.91m | 10:18AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 710 | 1799 | 1737 | 2169 | 2917 | 3929 | 5063 | 5340 | 5616 | 6180 | 6912 | 8438 | 8886 | 8016 | 8407 | 8947 | 11431 | 11288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | E 10 | E 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SE 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 661 | 47 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 1391 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 245 | 450 | 525 | 440 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 123 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | 35 | 133 | 228 | 437 | 834 | 1079 | 1196 | 1018 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 657 | 657 | 626 | 626 | 626 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 714 | 714 |
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