Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | E 12 | E 11 | E 14 | E 21 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 171 | 137 | 99 | 75 | 120 | 157 | 223 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 243 | 209 | 37 | 76 | 35 | 52 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.86m | 8:24PM1.97m | 10:04AM1.73m | 9:06PM1.87m | 11:08AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.88m | 3:17AM0.07m | 3:22PM0.99m | 4:11AM0.20m | 4:17PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 19 | E 18 |
| kJ | 240 | 171 | 137 | 99 | 75 | 55 | 42 | 140 | 134 | 40 | 60 | 75 | 265 | 80 | 80 | 243 | 209 | 106 | 107 | 121 | 188 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 12 | ESE 12 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | N 5 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 50 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 80 | 52 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 35 | 52 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | — | N 11 | E 14 | E 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 13 | NE 9 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NE 8 | E 22 | E 14 | E 21 | ESE 20 | E 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 76 | 132 | 93 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 115 | 61 | 47 | 41 | 46 | 120 | 157 | 223 | 166 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 48 | 62 | 87 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 643 | 633 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 49 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 626 | 626 | 626 | 626 |
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