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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 61 | 83 | 48 | 44 | 64 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.54m | 4:07AM1.75m | 4:36PM1.67m | 4:44AM1.85m | 5:30PM1.80m | 5:19AM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.66m | 10:26AM0.61m | 10:32PM0.65m | 11:09AM0.39m | 11:19PM0.67m | 11:51AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 132 | 110 | 115 | 125 | 120 | 61 | 83 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 54 | 48 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 28 | 3 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 58 | 42 | 48 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 61 | 64 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 624 | 27 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 34 | 624 | 35 |
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