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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 JST
Forecast 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
21.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
NNE
1
N
1
N
1
NNE
Period(s) (?)888888888877777666668788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41241841833429525721717716413310482775857525149384977108111113
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
1.52
3:31PM
1.70
5:53AM
1.65
4:42PM
1.80
6:39AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
0.43
9:46AM
1.16
10:49PM
0.28
11:07AM
1.10
11:47PM
0.13
12:03PM
1.00
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-----7:15-------7:13-------7:13--
Sunset6:06-------6:07-------6:07-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515151515161616151515151515151515151515151617
Feels °C (?)11910101111121112111112111111121212121212131415
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