Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 5AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | N 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53PM1.95m | 7:09AM2.01m | 7:19PM2.00m | 7:48AM2.01m | 7:46PM2.01m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.36m | 1:16PM0.39m | 1:32AM0.24m | 1:47PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 359 | 325 | 255 | 205 | 349 | 443 | 627 | 1371 | 1989 | 2632 | 2306 | 2333 | 2073 | 1489 | 1010 | 850 | 598 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | E 8 | E 10 | — | SE 11 | N 6 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | 338 | 73 | 51 | 54 | — | 49 | 85 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 4540 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 624 | 646 | 635 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 633 | 646 | 624 | 624 |
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