Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 JST
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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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1.4
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.7
NNW
7
1.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
20
15
15
14
14
13
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
18
45
69
85
103
58
49
244
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SW
0
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:02AM1.75m
5:22PM1.72m
5:31AM1.82m
6:04PM1.79m
5:57AM1.86m
6:42PM1.83m
Low Tide
10:44PM0.60m
11:16AM0.61m
11:24PM0.62m
11:50AM0.45m
11:59PM0.65m
12:22PM0.33m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
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5:52
5:52
5:52
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6:58
6:59
6:59
2
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
22
22
23
24
22
21
21
21
18
19
20
21
22
22
22
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
24
23
21
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
33
32
20
15
15
14
14
13
13
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
5
44
69
85
77
55
49
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
9
5
4
4
2
6
9
5
7
8
6
4
5
6
2
2
6
3
1
5
5
7
21
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
7
3
6
6
6
2
2
2
5
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.4
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.8
W
5
1.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
15
6
18
45
50
52
103
58
27
244
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
33
40
40
40
40
1371
46
647
46
761
643
624
633
876
1371
876
651
653
1305
40
18
50
50
50
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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