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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
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Buma surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buma sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Buma today?
The current surf forecast for Buma at 11PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ENE 10 | E 10 | W 6 | W 6 | ENE 10 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
57 | 54 | 53 | 71 | 114 | 190 | 33 | 51 | 163 | 94 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 100 | 146 | 187 | 191 | 239 | 239 | 228 | 190 | 157 | 124 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.56m | 10:24AM1.69m | 1:17AM1.49m | 11:43AM1.55m | 2:49AM1.52m | 1:43PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.25m | 4:46AM1.13m | 5:51PM0.40m | 6:16AM1.19m | 7:18PM0.52m | 8:19AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | |
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
38 | 24 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 94 | 67 | 29 | 44 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 228 | 190 | 157 | 124 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 10 | S 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
57 | 54 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 41 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNW 7 | N 7 | E 10 | SW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 5 | N 8 | S 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SSE 5 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | NNE 8 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 9 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 49 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
16 | 26 | 47 | 71 | 114 | 190 | 288 | 220 | 163 | 15 | 28 | — | 14 | 100 | 146 | 187 | 191 | 239 | 239 | 68 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 624 | 40 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 24 | 18 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 710 | 719 | 710 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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