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Buma surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 11 May 2026 JSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Buma today?
The current surf forecast for Buma at 11AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 105mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | E 9 | E 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 320 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 83 | 81 | 60 | 44 | 74 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:15PM1.43m | 3:29AM1.64m | 3:35PM1.54m | 4:07AM1.75m | 4:36PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM1.00m | 8:41PM0.66m | 9:40AM0.82m | 9:40PM0.66m | 10:26AM0.61m | 10:32PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:07 |
1 | 17 | 48 | 18 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 |
 kJ | 23 | 197 | 149 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 147 | 158 | 147 | 154 | 163 | 157 | 98 | 83 | 81 | 60 | 44 | 74 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 42 | 25 | 47 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 227 | — | 8 | 207 | 320 | 388 | 304 | 315 | 262 | 262 | 239 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 624 | 633 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 624 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 63 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 27 |
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