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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 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
24.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buma today?
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | |
38 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 133 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 120 | 98 | 95 | 69 | 52 | 52 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.53m | 4:07AM1.71m | 5:04PM1.59m | 4:41AM1.75m | 5:50PM1.66m | 5:14AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.82m | 10:42AM0.55m | 10:42PM0.86m | 11:21AM0.42m | 11:23PM0.89m | 11:56AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | WSW 7 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 38 | 111 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 133 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 120 | 98 | 95 | 69 | 52 | 52 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 11 | SSW 7 | NE 11 | SW 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | ESE 10 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 48 | 59 | 30 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | ESE 10 | E 15 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 10 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 6 | ESE 10 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | S 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 183 | 20 | 158 | 153 | 153 | 183 | 229 | 236 | 53 | 47 | 46 | — | 59 | 31 | 41 | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 624 | 633 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 46 | 635 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 823 |
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