Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, strong winds from the NE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | N 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 52 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 132 | 149 | 44 | 24 | 26 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:54AM1.36m | 3:47PM1.48m | 2:53AM1.42m | 4:19PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM1.21m | 8:24AM0.71m | 9:30PM1.08m | 9:31AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 80 | 88 | 94 | 110 | 553 | 743 | 1032 | 1003 | 710 | 1699 | 1737 | 2146 | 3470 | 4498 | 5495 | 6489 | 7130 | 7513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NNW 7 | SE 19 | NE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 76 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 52 | 65 | 168 | 375 | 661 | 47 | 49 | 44 | 9 | 2096 | 74 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | — | SE 18 | — | ENE 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 65 | 86 | 121 | — | — | 388 | — | 132 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | 149 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 201 | 45 | 125 | 227 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 647 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 657 | 657 | 626 | 626 |
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