Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 4AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2708 | 2432 | 1864 | 1325 | 455 | 465 | 399 | 358 | 340 | 394 | 196 | 307 | 301 | 342 | 325 | 283 | 238 | 194 | 173 | 161 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:58PM1.91m | 8:14AM1.80m | 7:26PM1.89m | 8:49AM1.73m | 7:56PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.13m | 1:44PM0.88m | 2:12AM0.17m | 2:14PM0.93m | 2:46AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | E 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | ENE 12 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 104 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 455 | 280 | 192 | 149 | 137 | 70 | 196 | 56 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 283 | 238 | 194 | 173 | 161 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | NW 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | NNE 6 | E 10 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 249 | 4 | 194 | 142 | 51 | 19 | 71 | 64 | 8 | 65 | 47 | 4 | 68 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | N 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | 156 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2708 | 2432 | 1864 | 1325 | 440 | 465 | 399 | 358 | 340 | 394 | 82 | 307 | 301 | 342 | 325 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 624 | 624 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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