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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 10 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
23.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buma today?
The current surf forecast for Buma at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 109mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | N 6 | NNW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 9 | E 9 | N 5 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | W 4 | W 4 | |
81 | 161 | 201 | 318 | 19 | 13 | 339 | 302 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 357 | 1 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.47m | 12:29PM1.41m | 2:43AM1.54m | 2:15PM1.43m | 3:29AM1.64m | 3:35PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM1.13m | 7:32PM0.66m | 8:40AM1.00m | 8:41PM0.66m | 9:40AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | N 5 | S 12 | — | SE 11 | S 11 | — | E 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 81 | 59 | 44 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 146 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 165 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | N 7 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 77 | 47 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | 52 | 161 | 201 | 318 | 124 | 163 | 339 | 302 | 284 | 252 | 227 | 232 | 17 | 203 | 357 | 197 | 340 | 264 | 288 | 288 | 173 | 227 | 283 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 624 | 34 | 624 | 624 | 8 | 624 | 624 | 27 | 633 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 49 | 624 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 33 | 624 |
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