Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 8:01PM1.92m | 8:01AM1.98m | 8:26PM1.94m | 8:39AM1.94m | 8:53PM1.94m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.48m | 2:16PM0.32m | 2:32AM0.41m | 2:45PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 65 | 111 | 116 | 123 | 137 | 103 | 94 | 72 | 68 | 51 | 49 | 57 | 57 | 52 | 39 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 30 | 47 | 44 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 33 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SW 8 | SE 10 | SW 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 194 | 229 | 193 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 88 | 91 | 85 | 88 | 93 | 86 | 108 | 160 | 311 | 453 | 530 | 724 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 49 | 624 | 624 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 673 | 27 | 968 | 958 | 624 |
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