Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 2AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1014 | 539 | 727 | 787 | 144 | 88 | 66 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.70m | 4:50AM1.68m | 5:14PM1.81m | 5:33AM1.81m | 5:41PM1.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM0.72m | 10:58AM0.55m | 11:25PM0.52m | 11:35AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5772 | 5387 | 5473 | 6056 | 144 | 88 | 66 | 32 | 19 | 10 | — | 5487 | 2103 | 1378 | 809 | 760 | 1021 | 1326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 351 | 351 | 277 | 205 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1014 | 539 | 727 | 787 | 9584 | 10162 | 10838 | 12398 | 14403 | 12583 | 10003 | 8826 | 7766 | 2651 | 2617 | 2081 | 1700 | 1177 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 714 | 714 | 714 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 643 | 643 | 645 | 643 | 624 |
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