Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, severe gales from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 826 | 845 | 851 | 998 | 1156 | 1543 | 1508 | 1474 | 1529 | 1903 | 2093 | 3277 | 3807 | 4859 | 5867 | 6635 | 7506 | 9565 | 10748 | 10977 | 12366 | 15038 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.69m | 10:37PM1.80m | 11:13AM1.57m | 11:16PM1.76m | 12:30PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.59m | 4:21PM0.61m | 5:05AM0.57m | 5:00PM0.78m | 6:04AM0.56m | 5:51PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 |
| kJ | 826 | 845 | 851 | 998 | 1156 | 1543 | 1508 | 1474 | 1529 | 1903 | 2093 | 3277 | 3807 | 4859 | 5867 | 6635 | 7506 | 9565 | 10748 | 10977 | 12366 | 15038 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 5 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | ENE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | — | 12 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 34 | 97 | 159 | 227 | 431 | 806 | 1175 | 1763 | 2809 | 4077 | 6587 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 790 | 790 | 633 | 633 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 892 | 1355 | 761 | 633 |
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