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Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 JST
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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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)1313131313121212121112121111111111111110101055
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)342331331260256243181177171125130132127123119868583825453525186
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
1.84
8:50AM
1.95
10:33PM
1.69
9:32AM
1.84
11:44PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.01
3:05AM
0.89
3:46PM
0.10
3:49AM
1.02
4:42PM
0.25
4:46AM
1.13
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset--6:53-------6:53-------6:54-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222212021212122232221212121222323232222232324
Feels °C (?)202020191920202021222121222222212121222121222122
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