Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 JST
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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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 7AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)10109121213131414131313131313131312121212111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)100523456107513513537537503423492413401331260256243181177171163166137
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
2.06
8:47PM
1.96
8:13AM
2.03
9:37PM
1.84
8:50AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48AM
0.63
2:14PM
-0.02
2:25AM
0.76
2:58PM
0.01
3:05AM
0.89
3:46PM
0.10
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:01-------6:00------5:58-----
Sunset------6:52-------6:53-------6:53-
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222222222222120202021222221212020202021222221
Feels °C (?)242323232121212119191919201919191920191920212222
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