Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (13 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ENE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | W 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 58 | 33 | 30 | 58 | 57 | 25 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.89m | 6:53AM2.07m | 8:00PM1.93m | 7:38AM2.08m | 8:31PM1.94m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.75m | 1:34PM0.02m | 1:44AM0.63m | 2:11PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 120 | 115 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 46 | 46 | 65 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 22 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 8 | SW 8 | ENE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 58 | 33 | 35 | 58 | 26 | 25 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 46 |
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