Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 5PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1146 | 1152 | 1100 | 915 | 841 | 486 | 242 | 121 | 89 | 81 | 74 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 59 | 69 | 154 | 168 | 103 | 79 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:02AM1.57m | 10:30PM1.77m | 12:25PM1.43m | 11:22PM1.66m | 2:37PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.40m | 4:28PM0.92m | 5:36AM0.47m | 5:19PM1.09m | 7:00AM0.52m | 6:57PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | N 7 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 10 | NNW 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 82 | 1152 | 1100 | 915 | 841 | 486 | 242 | 121 | 47 | 48 | 74 | 52 | 58 | 26 | 166 | 173 | 169 | 165 | 169 | 140 | 112 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | E 10 | E 9 | N 7 | N 7 | E 8 | SW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 124 | 164 | 167 | 111 | 77 | 67 | 62 | 89 | 81 | 35 | 24 | 33 | 55 | 31 | 59 | 69 | 154 | 168 | 103 | 79 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 4 | E 13 | E 13 | N 7 | S 8 | E 12 | NNW 7 | E 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 164 | 161 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 26 | 38 | 53 | 83 | 69 | 49 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | W 3 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1146 | — | — | 85 | — | 5 | 463 | 582 | 572 | 496 | 412 | 432 | 261 | 234 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 60 | 50 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 24 | 673 | 795 | 24 | 40 | 633 | 633 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 624 |
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