Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 10PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 47 | 16 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 1709 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.35m | 2:26AM1.46m | 5:30PM1.45m | 3:55AM1.53m | 5:59PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM1.25m | 10:10AM0.61m | 10:32PM1.18m | 11:04AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | E 17 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 757 | 396 | 341 | 273 | 391 | 377 | 279 | 250 | 213 | 181 | 147 | 141 | 144 | 123 | 99 | 589 | 882 | 1709 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 16 | ESE 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 66 | 66 | 127 | 234 | 81 | 77 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 56 | 22 | 33 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 880 | 896 | 117 | 87 | 71 | 48 | 47 | 66 | 35 | 33 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 33 | 52 | 45 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 656 | 968 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 |
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