Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 3PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 497 | 623 | 593 | 496 | 416 | 342 | 278 | 278 | 392 | 512 | 524 | 402 | 236 | 323 | 266 | 362 | 383 | 572 | 784 | 885 | 972 | 900 | 493 | 356 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:04AM1.61m | 4:32PM1.76m | 5:00AM1.71m | 5:04PM1.83m | 5:46AM1.79m | 5:34PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.63m | 10:51PM0.58m | 10:59AM0.65m | 11:28PM0.41m | 11:37AM0.69m | 00:02AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 |
 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 11 | NW 7 | ENE 11 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 497 | 623 | 593 | 496 | 416 | 342 | 278 | 278 | 221 | 216 | 205 | 402 | 236 | 158 | 75 | 121 | 82 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 505 | 493 | 356 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | NW 8 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 9 | ENE 11 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 72 | 4 | 167 | 164 | 3 | 121 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 41 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | NNE 4 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 85 | 175 | 249 | 392 | 512 | 524 | — | 35 | 323 | 266 | 362 | 383 | 572 | 784 | 885 | 972 | 900 | 98 | 86 | 253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 657 | 657 | 635 | 626 | 626 | 0 | 635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 0 | 710 | 710 | 32 |
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