Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 8PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | N 6 | ENE 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 162 | 1 | 11 | 181 | 163 | 160 | 142 | 146 | 149 | 157 | 157 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM1.51m | 9:16PM1.67m | 11:18AM1.39m | 9:51PM1.56m | 12:57PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM1.04m | 4:26AM0.52m | 4:07PM1.14m | 5:26AM0.64m | 5:21PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 20 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 12 | NNW 6 | ENE 12 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 23 | 37 | 45 | 29 | 29 | 162 | 81 | 121 | 181 | 163 | 160 | 142 | 146 | 149 | 157 | 157 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 968 | 968 | 33 | 710 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 735 | 1687 | 1419 | 624 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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