Buma 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.60° N 127.92° E

Issued: 8 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Buma sea temperature is

28.6° C

Buma surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Buma today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Buma at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (JST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (23 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23						Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	42	40	40	33	33	19	19	33	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	8
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	ESE	E	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross
High Tide					3:14PM1.32m			1:54AM1.56m					4:43PM1.38m				3:06AM1.56m				5:39PM1.47m
Low Tide		8:11AM0.68m				7:40PM1.14m					9:26AM0.62m				9:14PM1.18m				10:31AM0.54m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	29	30	30	30	28	28	28	28	29	30	31	30	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	30	29
Feels °C	32	33	34	33	34	32	33	33	33	33	33	35	34	32	33	33	33	34	36	35	35	34
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 8
kJ	42	40	40	33	33	19	19	33	19	20	19	19	19	28	37	88	108	137	146	169	151	144
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 6	W 6	W 6	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	6	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	15	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	SSW 7	WSW 7	W 5	S 7	S 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 7	S 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 16	ESE 11	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	8	5	5	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	12	11	11	10	11	17	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 2	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	3	4	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Yona Bay Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Steps Okinawa	Steps Okinawa	Steps Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa	Corners Okinawa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	35	35	35	32	32	32	32
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5

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