Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 2AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | E 9 | S 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.79m | 7:39AM1.92m | 8:41PM1.82m | 8:15AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.78m | 2:16PM0.19m | 2:25AM0.72m | 2:46PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ESE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 735 | 46 | 626 | 735 | 735 | 1326 | 823 | 892 | 984 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 1326 | 1387 | 1019 | 50 | 626 |
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