Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (20 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | E 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:31PM1.32m | 11:27PM1.58m | 2:48PM1.27m | 00:31AM1.49m | 4:46PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM1.08m | 7:08AM0.70m | 6:18PM1.20m | 8:46AM0.69m | 8:48PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 117 | 165 | 225 | 269 | 188 | 13 | 177 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 58 | 53 | 53 | 33 | 45 | — | 63 | 60 | 59 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 11 | SW 9 | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 9 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 11 | 13 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 204 | 127 | 97 | 70 | 110 | 411 | 137 | 317 | 677 | 933 | 1742 | 2143 | 2022 | 2566 | 2074 | 2096 | 1993 | 1402 | 990 | 705 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 633 | 624 | 624 |
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