Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 JST
Forecast 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)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
120
60
83
48
68
68
68
26
30
67
65
64
69
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
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
11:19PM0.67m
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5:43
5:41
5:41
5:41
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7:06
7:06
7:07
7:07
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2
2
2
Temp °C
22
22
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
24
24
25
26
25
24
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
23
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SW
5
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
180
3
1
162
132
138
144
125
120
60
83
48
68
68
68
48
48
67
65
64
58
42
41
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
8
1
2
1
6
7
7
3
13
58
25
48
58
47
30
26
30
5
5
5
5
17
17
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
12
11
5
11
5
5
8
8
8
9
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
9
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
190
203
2
2
3
2
2
2
69
2
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
624
624
633
624
33
33
33
33
0
34
32
624
27
22
22
22
22
8
8
8
0
33
16
624
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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