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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 10 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buma today?
The current surf forecast for Buma at 2AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 100mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 8 | E 9 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | ENE 10 | E 10 | |
306 | 340 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 282 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.54m | 2:15PM1.43m | 3:29AM1.64m | 3:35PM1.54m | 4:07AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM0.66m | 8:40AM1.00m | 8:41PM0.66m | 9:40AM0.82m | 9:40PM0.66m | 10:26AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 5 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 12 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 154 | 161 | 142 | 148 | 125 | 100 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | W 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 306 | 340 | 270 | 252 | 227 | 232 | 254 | 282 | 115 | 355 | 320 | 290 | 267 | 251 | 245 | 212 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 32 | 27 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 633 | 856 | 624 | 33 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 633 | 47 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
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