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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am 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 (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | - | - |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | ESE 9 | W 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | |
127 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 160 | 139 | 0 | 120 | 66 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 48 | 68 | 26 | 25 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 9 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:29AM1.64m | 3:35PM1.54m | 4:07AM1.75m | 4:36PM1.67m | 4:44AM1.85m | 5:30PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.82m | 9:40PM0.66m | 10:26AM0.61m | 10:32PM0.65m | 11:09AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 127 | 193 | 8 | 180 | 162 | 134 | 157 | 160 | 139 | 157 | 120 | 66 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 48 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | SE 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 58 | 25 | 39 | 46 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | S 12 | W 6 | SW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | ENE 3 | E 9 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 180 | — | — | 4 | 269 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 22 | 624 | 624 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 34 | 27 | 624 | 27 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 624 | 8 | 624 |
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