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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 08 May 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 5 | N 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 395 | 471 | 378 | 288 | 134 | 277 | 240 | 32 | 313 | 372 | 373 | 346 | 324 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:15PM1.47m | 9:55AM1.58m | 00:25AM1.44m | 10:55AM1.48m | 1:42AM1.47m | 12:29PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM1.12m | 5:14PM0.55m | 5:34AM1.16m | 6:19PM0.62m | 7:14AM1.13m | 7:32PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
 kJ | 90 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 86 | 90 | 104 | 77 | 104 | 134 | 91 | 56 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | S 16 | — | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 102 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 37 | 52 | 168 | 281 | 395 | 471 | 378 | 288 | 65 | 277 | 240 | 129 | 313 | 372 | 373 | 346 | 324 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 635 | 635 | 635 | 635 | 626 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 968 | 720 | 624 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 |
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