Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 993 | 898 | 493 | 364 | 266 | 223 | 187 | 125 | 152 | 185 | 190 | 167 | 138 | 209 | 269 | 843 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 1672 | 1591 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.88m | 6:26AM1.84m | 6:02PM1.91m | 7:03AM1.86m | 6:30PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.28m | 12:11PM0.73m | 00:34AM0.19m | 12:43PM0.78m | 1:06AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | 505 | 493 | 364 | 266 | 191 | 153 | 117 | 90 | 54 | 49 | 167 | 138 | 209 | 269 | 843 | 1073 | 1106 | 998 | 878 | 1591 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 7 | E 11 | NNW 7 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 127 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 41 | 9 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 551 | 710 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | NNW 7 | ESE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 9 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | N 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 993 | 898 | 87 | 108 | 219 | 223 | 187 | 125 | 152 | 185 | 190 | — | 23 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 24 | 74 | 260 | 1672 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 624 | 624 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 624 | 14 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 790 | 624 | 624 |
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