Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 11AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 60 | 49 | 2456 | 3777 | 5056 | 5692 | 6556 | 5145 | 5331 | 5106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26AM1.46m | 5:30PM1.45m | 3:55AM1.53m | 5:59PM1.55m | 4:51AM1.64m | 6:24PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.61m | 10:32PM1.18m | 11:04AM0.49m | 11:21PM1.07m | 11:44AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 |
| kJ | 341 | 299 | 384 | 330 | 246 | 213 | 213 | 177 | 122 | 117 | 78 | 76 | 240 | 620 | 871 | 1555 | 2456 | 3777 | 5056 | 5692 | 6556 | 5145 | 5331 | 5106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 14 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 16 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 66 | 66 | 127 | 78 | 79 | 51 | 51 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 32 | 51 | 17 | 16 | 35 | 56 | 22 | 20 | 19 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 74 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 62 | 62 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 64 | 60 | 49 | 48 | 187 | — | 25 | 49 | 115 | 205 | 410 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 624 | 624 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 633 | 633 | 633 |
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