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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 27 Nov 2025 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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buma today?
The current surf forecast for Buma at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 235 | 192 | 149 | 121 | 85 | 99 | 75 | 94 | 0 | 282 | 302 | 412 | 358 | 486 | 449 | 381 | 273 | 234 | 176 | 172 | 137 | 110 | 101 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:59PM 1.60 | 12:08PM 1.54 | 11:05PM 1.50 | 1:12PM 1.57 | 12:38AM 1.44 | 2:10PM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:05AM 0.50 | 5:42PM 1.08 | 6:06AM 0.58 | 7:08PM 1.01 | 7:14AM 0.66 | 8:26PM 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
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