Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 2AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 865 | 813 | 1152 | 1476 | 1569 | 1576 | 1820 | 1897 | 1548 | 1527 | 1026 | 918 | 831 | 551 | 402 | 279 | 186 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.74m | 6:13AM1.87m | 7:12PM1.81m | 6:49AM1.94m | 7:36PM1.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.82m | 12:49PM0.23m | 00:57AM0.70m | 1:18PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 865 | 813 | 1152 | 1476 | 1569 | 1576 | 1820 | 1897 | 1548 | 1527 | 1026 | 918 | 831 | 551 | 402 | 279 | 186 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 34 | 27 | 41 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 61 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 773 | 610 | 329 | 111 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 74 | 176 | 94 | 104 | 116 | 103 | 104 | 120 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 643 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 643 | 656 | 35 | 645 | 35 |
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