Buma surf break

Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 JST
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Buma surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buma sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Buma today?

The current surf forecast for Buma at 10PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
1.8
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.2
W
7
0.3
ENE
10
1
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
83
57
54
53
84
137
33
33
339
222
128
20
79
59
105
100
124
161
171
200
195
161
127
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:32AM1.84m
11:44PM1.56m
10:24AM1.69m
1:17AM1.49m
11:43AM1.55m
2:49AM1.52m
Low Tide
4:42PM0.25m
4:46AM1.13m
5:51PM0.40m
6:16AM1.19m
7:18PM0.52m
8:19AM1.14m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:58
5:56
5:56
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6:54
6:54
6:55
6:57
2
5
20
6
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
24
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
22
21
21
22
20
20
21
20
19
21
20
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
1.2
W
7
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.4
WNW
6
1.1
N
8
0.4
SW
7
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
Energy kJ
85
54
38
24
53
52
51
33
33
13
13
128
81
79
59
105
100
14
161
12
200
195
161
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.6
N
8
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
39
83
57
54
15
9
4
17
17
33
33
8
8
11
50
46
33
11
12
7
23
15
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
8
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
SSW
6
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
35
19
19
18
17
17
17
4
1
17
3
33
20
20
18
21
11
16
11
6
9
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
W
7
1.5
W
7
0.4
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
NNW
6
1
N
8
0.4
N
3
1.1
N
8
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
6
13
13
26
47
84
137
182
317
339
222
10
16
15
14
26
124
3
171
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
643
624
624
40
40
626
633
624
624
16
18
24
50
50
0
0
0
0
710
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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