Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (28 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 14 | E 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 473 | 383 | 389 | 331 | 240 | 195 | 137 | 99 | 97 | 181 | 157 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 7:47PM2.03m | 9:10AM1.86m | 8:24PM1.97m | 10:04AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM-0.00m | 2:39PM0.88m | 3:17AM0.07m | 3:22PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 301 | 216 | 162 | 331 | 240 | 195 | 137 | 99 | 75 | 57 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 113 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 11 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 4 | 28 | 59 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 38 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 53 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 9 | — | E 9 | N 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 55 | — | 59 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 473 | 383 | 389 | 49 | 140 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 97 | 181 | 157 | 134 | 162 | 169 | 166 | 140 | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 656 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 633 | 626 | 626 | 633 | 14 | 34 | 626 |
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