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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 14 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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buma today?
The current surf forecast for Buma at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 16 | E 5 | E 16 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | N 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
25 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 64 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 126 | 131 | 151 | 181 | 191 | 226 | 9 | 226 | 251 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:44AM1.85m | 5:30PM1.80m | 5:19AM1.93m | 6:20PM1.90m | 5:56AM2.00m | 7:08PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.39m | 11:19PM0.67m | 11:51AM0.19m | 00:03AM0.71m | 12:33PM0.02m | 00:47AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:08 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 6 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | SE 14 |
 kJ | 54 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | N 8 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | E 11 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 16 | SE 12 | E 16 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 64 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 70 | 78 | 92 | 122 | 126 | 131 | 151 | 181 | 191 | 226 | 135 | 226 | 251 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 8 | 8 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 823 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 624 | 34 | 27 | 27 |
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