Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 2AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 213 | 177 | 156 | 169 | 292 | 359 | 380 | 388 | 332 | 325 | 275 | 230 | 220 | 173 | 137 | 107 | 81 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.85m | 6:02AM1.97m | 6:54PM1.92m | 6:46AM2.04m | 7:22PM1.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.71m | 12:34PM0.17m | 00:47AM0.55m | 1:09PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 156 | 169 | 292 | 359 | 380 | 388 | 332 | 325 | 275 | 230 | 220 | 173 | 137 | 107 | 81 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 50 | 48 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | E 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 213 | 177 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 13 | — | — | 16 | 37 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 950 | 950 | 34 | 710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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