Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | N 8 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 182 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 82 | 88 | 47 | 76 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.44m | 2:54PM1.38m | 00:54AM1.36m | 3:47PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM1.22m | 6:52AM0.71m | 7:54PM1.21m | 8:24AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 125 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 82 | 88 | 76 | 76 | 88 | 103 | 110 | 595 | 743 | 1032 | 1068 | 710 | 1766 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 25 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 65 | 116 | 437 | 502 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 7 | NE 10 | N 6 | SE 18 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | — | SE 18 | — | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 65 | 86 | 121 | — | — | 318 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 950 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 0 |
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