Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 9PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 250mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | N 12 | N 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2117 | 2893 | 4304 | 4381 | 4182 | 4856 | 5343 | 5875 | 7486 | 8486 | 9002 | 10122 | 11306 | 13263 | 15233 | 23483 | 26500 | 10240 | 8029 | 4341 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | 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 | 11:13AM1.57m | 11:16PM1.76m | 12:30PM1.45m | 00:06AM1.70m | 2:21PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.78m | 6:04AM0.56m | 5:51PM0.96m | 7:20AM0.54m | 7:08PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 58 | 9 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | NNE 13 | N 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2117 | 2893 | 4304 | 4381 | 4182 | 4856 | 5343 | 5875 | 7486 | 8486 | 9002 | 10122 | 11306 | 13263 | 15233 | 16239 | 15335 | 6081 | 8029 | 4341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 14 | E 13 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3558 | 865 | 262 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | N 16 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 477 | 186 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 13 | NNW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 39 | — | 93 | 136 | 161 | 269 | 542 | 763 | 1221 | 1913 | 3299 | 4401 | 6786 | 12333 | 23483 | 26500 | 10240 | 550 | 1808 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 624 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 823 | 823 | 823 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 1355 | 1355 | 14 | 23 |
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