Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 879 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:26PM1.94m | 8:39AM1.94m | 8:53PM1.94m | 9:19AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.32m | 2:32AM0.41m | 2:45PM0.43m | 3:08AM0.37m | 3:16PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 137 | 127 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 51 | 49 | 59 | 38 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 58 | 124 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 99 | 93 | 84 | 125 | 176 | 290 | 367 | 414 | 549 | 666 | 623 | 576 | 573 | 518 | 518 | 879 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 33 | 968 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 8 |
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