Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 7AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 307 | 235 | 122 | 251 | 256 | 238 | 191 | 229 | 174 | 194 | 112 | 106 | 131 | 108 | 106 | 102 | 97 | 21 | 78 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 60 | 54 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:49AM1.73m | 7:56PM1.84m | 9:26AM1.65m | 8:27PM1.77m | 10:07AM1.56m | 9:01PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.17m | 2:14PM0.93m | 2:46AM0.24m | 2:46PM0.99m | 3:24AM0.34m | 3:22PM1.04m | 4:05AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 76 | 56 | 34 | 122 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 191 | 229 | 174 | 194 | 112 | 106 | 131 | 108 | 106 | 102 | 97 | 51 | 78 | 79 | 94 | 188 | 67 | 60 | 54 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SE 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | ENE 12 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 58 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | ESE 10 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 318 | 307 | 235 | 96 | 251 | 256 | 238 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 | 24 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 107 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 624 | 22 | 8 | 24 | 16 | 16 |
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