Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 2AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the E by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 556 | 566 | 716 | 771 | 951 | 1018 | 971 | 865 | 474 | 381 | 384 | 277 | 202 | 140 | 110 | 181 | 161 | 130 |
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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13PM2.05m | 8:23AM1.95m | 7:47PM2.03m | 9:10AM1.86m | 8:24PM1.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM-0.02m | 1:59PM0.77m | 2:31AM-0.00m | 2:39PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 282 | 243 | 384 | 277 | 202 | 140 | 110 | 79 | 58 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NW 9 | ESE 9 | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 29 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NE 11 | — | — | — | E 16 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 15 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 556 | 566 | 716 | 771 | 951 | 1018 | 971 | 865 | 474 | 381 | 77 | 169 | 94 | 109 | 94 | 181 | 161 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 635 | 626 | 680 | 675 | 668 | 710 | 731 | 968 | 966 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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