Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 30 Mar 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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.6
SSW
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1.8
SSW
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
E
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NNW
1.7
W
1.3
NNW
1.1
NW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)566121211116101075777777867777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1041441795453414022621201417638675776757103203173115154163
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
1.76
5:35PM
1.81
6:16AM
1.84
6:18PM
1.90
6:42AM
1.90
6:56PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
0.74
12:00AM
0.37
12:17PM
0.57
12:33AM
0.39
12:48PM
0.42
1:04AM
0.44
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise-6:22-------6:20-------6:20------
Sunset----6:44-------6:44-------6:45---
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------2623-----1275---
Temp. °C212223232322222222232020202021222222242120181819
Feels °C (?)182020202120202021212122222223232221212117151517
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