Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 7AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | E 6 | E 6 | N 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 403 | 951 | 936 | 320 | 153 | 84 | 117 | 279 | 193 | 110 | 143 | 182 | 220 | 424 | 536 | 498 | 195 | 135 | 139 | 96 | 461 | 487 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.66m | 2:37PM1.39m | 00:51AM1.58m | 4:20PM1.50m | 2:49AM1.60m | 5:13PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.52m | 6:57PM1.22m | 8:44AM0.49m | 9:18PM1.20m | 10:09AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | W 7 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 257 | 403 | 951 | 936 | 320 | 107 | 84 | 117 | 80 | 96 | 110 | 58 | 90 | 94 | 99 | 103 | 81 | 129 | 113 | 90 | 96 | 92 | 76 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NNW 11 | ESE 7 | SW 9 | NW 8 | N 10 | W 7 | N 11 | W 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 186 | 10 | 52 | 69 | 153 | 58 | 81 | 35 | 43 | 33 | 44 | 25 | 39 | 60 | 59 | 39 | 60 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 8 | N 9 | S 8 | S 8 | W 7 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 63 | 78 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | SE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 173 | 169 | 90 | 389 | 140 | 40 | 136 | 279 | 193 | 118 | 143 | 182 | 220 | 424 | 536 | 498 | 195 | 135 | 139 | 150 | 461 | 487 | 488 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 633 | 24 | 790 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 745 | 761 | 761 | 32 | 777 | 823 | 761 | 722 | 751 | 751 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 751 | 60 | 60 |
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