Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 3AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 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) | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 8:26PM1.94m | 8:39AM1.94m | 8:53PM1.94m | 9:19AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.41m | 2:45PM0.43m | 3:08AM0.37m | 3:16PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 68 | 68 | 51 | 49 | 41 | 39 | 52 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 77 | 74 | 91 | 89 | 82 | 118 | 172 | 293 | 442 | 482 | 560 | 724 | 740 | 708 | 892 | 976 | 976 | 900 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 657 | 968 | 761 | 761 | 624 | 710 | 710 | 751 | 633 | 643 | 633 | 35 | 35 |
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