Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 14 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 108 | 146 | 149 | 116 | 116 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 66 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.92m | 9:20AM1.78m | 9:03PM1.86m | 9:59AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.31m | 3:06PM0.72m | 3:37AM0.37m | 3:32PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 9 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 101 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 108 | 146 | 149 | 116 | 116 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 90 | 48 | 51 | 62 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 89 | 85 | 66 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | E 16 | SW 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SE 9 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 42 | 40 | 63 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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