Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 134mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ENE 14 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | W 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | ENE 14 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 48 | 51 | 1729 | 2400 | 4678 | 6397 | 6602 | 6551 | 7640 | 8040 | 7218 | 6457 | 11457 | 13582 | 10447 | 3576 | 2335 | 61 | 4764 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.55m | 4:51AM1.64m | 6:24PM1.65m | 5:35AM1.76m | 6:49PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.49m | 11:21PM1.07m | 11:44AM0.38m | 11:56PM0.94m | 12:18PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 20 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | E 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 304 | 778 | 1219 | 1729 | 2400 | 4678 | 6397 | 6602 | 6551 | 7640 | 8040 | 7218 | 6457 | 2953 | 913 | 187 | 3576 | 2335 | 47 | 4764 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 68 | 67 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 28 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 560 | 347 | 90 | 72 | 35 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 56 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 61 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | W 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 48 | 51 | 60 | 84 | — | — | 74 | 184 | 363 | 967 | 2413 | 4978 | 11457 | 13582 | 10447 | 3232 | 3782 | 7700 | 1772 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 624 |
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