Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 2PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 10 | N 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 784 | 460 | 332 | 178 | 167 | 140 | 97 | 96 | 113 | 83 | 261 | 291 | 366 | 637 | 600 | 275 | 181 | 160 | 188 | 445 | 400 | 391 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37PM1.39m | 00:51AM1.58m | 4:20PM1.50m | 2:49AM1.60m | 5:13PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.52m | 6:57PM1.22m | 8:44AM0.49m | 9:18PM1.20m | 10:09AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 10 | N 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 8 | N 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 784 | 460 | 332 | 178 | 167 | 140 | 97 | 58 | 113 | 94 | 123 | 101 | 108 | 87 | 65 | 115 | 98 | 83 | 92 | 94 | 74 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | NW 8 | E 10 | N 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | N 10 | SSW 8 | N 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 57 | 30 | 156 | 66 | 58 | 58 | 96 | 60 | 83 | 25 | 41 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 15 | ENE 10 | N 9 | SW 8 | N 10 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 30 | 4 | 19 | 80 | 69 | 78 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | S 8 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 404 | 290 | 400 | 264 | 40 | 69 | 187 | 198 | 115 | 120 | 261 | 291 | 366 | 637 | 600 | 275 | 181 | 160 | 188 | 445 | 400 | 391 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 633 | 633 | 856 | 624 | 8 | 27 | 745 | 745 | 777 | 777 | 777 | 790 | 761 | 761 | 751 | 719 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 751 | 751 | 60 |
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