Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 14 | E 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 473 | 383 | 389 | 331 | 240 | 195 | 137 | 99 | 97 | 181 | 157 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 7:47PM2.03m | 9:10AM1.86m | 8:24PM1.97m | 10:04AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM-0.00m | 2:39PM0.88m | 3:17AM0.07m | 3:22PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 301 | 216 | 162 | 331 | 240 | 195 | 137 | 99 | 75 | 57 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 113 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 11 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 4 | 28 | 59 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 38 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 53 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 9 | — | E 9 | N 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 55 | — | 59 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 473 | 383 | 389 | 49 | 140 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 97 | 181 | 157 | 134 | 162 | 169 | 166 | 140 | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 656 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 633 | 626 | 626 | 633 | 14 | 34 | 626 |
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