Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 7PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, gales from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:53PM1.46m | 1:04AM1.70m | 2:30PM1.45m | 2:05AM1.71m | 4:02PM1.52m | 3:10AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.83m | 7:56AM0.60m | 7:48PM0.96m | 9:09AM0.47m | 9:09PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | 7:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 2215 | 2084 | 2479 | 2786 | 3504 | 4021 | 4588 | 5275 | 6591 | 8591 | 11020 | 13996 | 16361 | 19408 | 21936 | 26141 | 29590 | 32441 | — | — | — | — | 34888 | 32141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 17 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31581 | 35349 | 37604 | 35871 | 39032 | 41519 | 41110 | 41338 | 36777 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 624 | 823 | 892 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 633 | 714 | 988 | 988 | 714 | 714 | 714 | 714 | 714 | 714 |
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