Buma 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.60° N 127.92° E

Issued: 2 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buma sea temperature is

28.8° C

Buma surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buma today (23 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buma at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 23				Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	40	33	33	33	19	33	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	8
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide			3:14PM1.32m			1:54AM1.56m					4:43PM1.38m				3:06AM1.56m				5:39PM1.47m
Low Tide				7:40PM1.14m					9:26AM0.62m				9:14PM1.18m				10:31AM0.54m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	30	30	30	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	30	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	30	29
Feels °C	34	33	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	34
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8
kJ	40	33	33	33	19	33	19	20	19	19	19	22	37	66	108	134	146	173	126	120
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 6	SW 7	SW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	15	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 7	W 5	S 7	SW 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 7	S 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 16	ESE 11	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	5	2	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	6	12	11	12	10	11	17	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 2	ESE 2	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Aha Rivermouth Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Steps Okinawa	Steps Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	40	32	32	35	35	32	32	32	32
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	5	6	5	5

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