Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 10AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 13 | W 8 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1152 | 1348 | 1537 | 1299 | 1601 | 1703 | 1615 | 1269 | 899 | 815 | 632 | 458 | 327 | 225 | 145 | 151 | 121 | 106 | 71 | 51 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13AM1.87m | 7:12PM1.81m | 6:49AM1.94m | 7:36PM1.88m | 7:25AM1.98m | 8:01PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.82m | 12:49PM0.23m | 00:57AM0.70m | 1:18PM0.22m | 1:28AM0.58m | 1:47PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 1152 | 1348 | 1537 | 1299 | 1601 | 1703 | 1615 | 1269 | 899 | 815 | 632 | 458 | 327 | 225 | 145 | 151 | 121 | 106 | 71 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 8 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 48 | 66 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 49 | 61 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 39 | 68 | 51 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | W 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 350 | 278 | 12 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 140 | 84 | 133 | 157 | 145 | 134 | 143 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 143 | 128 | 131 | 118 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 643 | 643 | 8 | 8 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 35 | 35 | 657 | 633 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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