Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 27 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 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
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)
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
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
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
56
38
37
35
34
33
32
20
15
15
14
14
13
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
52
110
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SE
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
SE
25
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:30AM1.68m
4:31PM1.62m
5:02AM1.75m
5:22PM1.72m
5:31AM1.82m
6:04PM1.79m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.79m
10:44PM0.60m
11:16AM0.61m
11:24PM0.62m
11:50AM0.45m
11:59PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
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5:54
5:52
5:52
5:52
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6:58
6:58
6:59
6:59
9
Temp °C
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
23
22
22
21
21
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
21
21
22
21
21
20
19
20
20
21
22
21
21
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
5
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
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
Energy kJ
67
56
38
18
15
9
33
32
20
15
15
14
14
13
13
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
52
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
37
35
34
9
5
4
4
2
6
6
5
7
8
6
6
4
6
6
2
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
8
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
N
4
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
1
6
6
6
2
3
7
3
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
5
4
5
2
2
3
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.3
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.9
ESE
4
Energy kJ
22
24
25
1
4
9
19
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)
18
16
16
18
18
50
33
33
40
40
46
647
46
647
761
647
624
633
968
795
876
892
8
1326
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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