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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 31 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Buma today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 130mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
30 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3100 | 2043 | 1399 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | 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 | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:17AM1.84m | 7:42PM1.74m | 6:49AM1.84m | 8:18PM1.72m | 7:22AM1.84m | 8:54PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.92m | 1:03PM0.20m | 1:09AM0.94m | 1:38PM0.19m | 1:42AM0.95m | 2:13PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 604 | 549 | 540 | 1538 | 2414 | 3009 | 3456 | 3803 | 4278 | 6680 | 5524 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1765 | 1024 | 511 | 954 | 524 | 406 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 6 | SSE 15 | N 5 | E 10 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 9 | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 16 | 372 | 15 | 54 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184 | 132 | — | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 31 | 34 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 112 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 40 | 72 | 86 | 314 | 10686 | 8725 | 10906 | 13824 | 18105 | 23163 | 32017 | 49640 | 29883 | 23540 | 12843 | 5429 | 3100 | 2043 | 1399 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 624 | 668 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 719 | 633 | 714 | 714 | 714 | 714 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 714 | 823 | 761 | 18 |
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