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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 JSTForecast 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buma today?
The current surf forecast for Buma at 1AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 84 | 117 | 124 | 97 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 115 | 145 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 61 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 41 | 93 | 330 | 539 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:41PM 1.78 | 11:30AM 1.64 | 10:39PM 1.63 | 12:24PM 1.59 | 11:52PM 1.48 | 1:19PM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:03PM 0.99 | 4:40AM 0.31 | 5:03PM 1.00 | 5:31AM 0.50 | 6:15PM 0.98 | 6:26AM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
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