Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 JST
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Buma surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buma sea temperature is
23.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (14 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.2
N
8
0.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
64
68
26
68
67
65
63
60
50
17
8
78
11
0
0
0
0
0
16
67
85
4
16
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
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
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:36PM1.67m
4:44AM1.85m
5:30PM1.80m
5:19AM1.93m
6:20PM1.90m
5:56AM2.00m
Low Tide
10:32PM0.65m
11:09AM0.39m
11:19PM0.67m
11:51AM0.19m
00:03AM0.71m
12:33PM0.02m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:07
7:07
7:07
Temp °C
23
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
24
23
24
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
57
64
68
54
68
67
65
63
60
42
41
43
29
30
30
18
18
33
21
37
36
39
13
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
N
7
Energy kJ
44
44
26
26
25
5
5
5
5
5
17
8
12
11
1
1
1
5
5
16
16
20
19
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
11
11
11
5
5
8
8
8
9
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
1
1
22
20
4
4
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
50
6
7
78
28
52
75
82
99
114
64
67
85
85
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
27
8
22
22
22
8
8
624
8
624
624
624
624
624
1371
1017
958
624
34
32
32
32
624
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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