Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (23 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 5.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | S 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:14PM1.81m | 5:33AM1.81m | 5:41PM1.90m | 6:15AM1.92m | 6:10PM1.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.52m | 11:35AM0.53m | 11:58PM0.33m | 12:11PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2294 | 1624 | 1327 | — | 481 | 976 | 1266 | 1100 | 869 | 652 | 533 | 486 | 286 | 141 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 59 | 113 | 111 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 75 | 110 | 116 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 12870 | 13208 | 10716 | 5417 | 4739 | 3349 | 4604 | 2997 | 2124 | 1670 | 1288 | 972 | 773 | 608 | 351 | 260 | 185 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 714 | 714 | 714 | 714 | 714 | 795 | 710 | 647 | 645 | 751 | 751 | 751 | 680 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 714 |
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