Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 09 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
23.5° 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 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)--
Evening (09 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.1
N
5
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
106
81
154
239
304
399
320
331
324
340
304
230
230
235
203
240
325
203
1
153
157
127
130
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
S
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
0
WSW
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
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:42AM1.47m
12:29PM1.41m
2:43AM1.54m
2:15PM1.43m
3:29AM1.64m
Low Tide
6:19PM0.62m
7:14AM1.13m
7:32PM0.66m
8:40AM1.00m
8:41PM0.66m
9:40AM0.82m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:05
7:05
7:06
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
5
1
2
2
2
4
3
4
Temp °C
17
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
13
17
18
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
20
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
24
25
22
23
23
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
1.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Energy kJ
134
106
81
59
44
30
19
12
12
6
6
24
23
22
20
203
10
203
203
162
153
157
127
130
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.3
SE
11
0.1
N
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
116
104
71
8
7
17
26
2
2
2
2
19
1
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
9
Energy kJ
30
28
100
154
239
304
399
320
331
324
340
304
230
230
235
240
325
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
624
27
27
34
27
32
34
34
624
32
27
27
27
624
624
633
27
624
8
8
16
14
14
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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