Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 8PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | E 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 649 | 784 | 847 | 866 | 34 | 885 | 874 | 723 | 782 | 1131 | 968 | 755 | 610 | 634 | 551 | 392 | 231 | 160 | 92 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.74m | 6:13AM1.87m | 7:12PM1.81m | 6:49AM1.94m | 7:36PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.29m | 00:27AM0.82m | 12:49PM0.23m | 00:57AM0.70m | 1:18PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | E 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 649 | 784 | 847 | 866 | 31 | 885 | 874 | 723 | 782 | 1131 | 968 | 755 | 610 | 634 | 551 | 392 | 231 | 160 | 92 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 13 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | E 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 89 | 58 | 37 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 51 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 46 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 13 | SE 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SW 8 | ENE 12 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 32 | 35 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 6 | WSW 9 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 1482 | 876 | 550 | 232 | 1177 | 70 | 12 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 158 | 172 | 80 | 122 | 106 | 93 | 82 | 91 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 633 | 633 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 633 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 643 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 8 | 35 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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