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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buma today?
The current surf forecast for Buma at 1PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 417 | 512 | 592 | 782 | 1093 | 1156 | 1780 | 1779 | 920 | 1403 | 944 | 675 | 517 | 421 | 309 | 257 | 284 | 235 | 196 | 173 | 155 | 139 | 115 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:43AM 1.83 | 5:11PM 1.97 | 6:35AM 1.91 | 5:53PM 2.03 | 7:25AM 1.95 | 6:36PM 2.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:20AM 0.81 | 11:55PM 0.03 | 12:08PM 0.84 | 12:41AM -0.09 | 12:54PM 0.87 | 1:28AM -0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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