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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 23 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
24.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SSW 5 | N 7 | N 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
74 | 95 | 80 | 102 | 13 | 19 | 68 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 32 | 23 | 29 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 00:42AM1.59m | 11:47AM1.56m | 1:48AM1.59m | 1:24PM1.48m | 2:43AM1.62m | 2:56PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM1.06m | 6:45PM0.54m | 7:42AM0.98m | 7:54PM0.66m | 8:59AM0.85m | 8:58PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | ESE 9 | W 6 | W 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 50 | 50 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 34 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 32 | 49 | 29 | 38 | 55 | 48 | 49 | 60 | 61 | 54 | 38 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 23 | 48 | 48 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | NW 9 | — | — | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 6 | N 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 10 | SW 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 95 | 80 | 102 | 260 | 131 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 47 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 33 |
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