Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Buma today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Buma at 5AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Buma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 222mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, extremely windy from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | NNE 16 | NE 14 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1719 | 1456 | 1529 | 1903 | 2117 | 2641 | 4304 | 5283 | 4547 | 5191 | 5552 | 6153 | 7052 | 7441 | 8823 | 12010 | 13751 | 14972 | 17395 | 60129 | 53515 | 27383 | 13957 | 8335 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | 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 | off | off |
High Tide | 10:37PM1.80m | 11:13AM1.57m | 11:16PM1.76m | 12:30PM1.45m | 00:06AM1.70m | 2:21PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.57m | 5:00PM0.78m | 6:04AM0.56m | 5:51PM0.96m | 7:20AM0.54m | 7:08PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 78 | 38 | 9 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | — | ENE 14 | N 16 | N 11 |
| kJ | 1719 | 1456 | 1529 | 1903 | 2117 | 2641 | 4304 | 5283 | 4547 | 5191 | 5552 | 6153 | 7052 | 7441 | 8823 | 12010 | 13751 | 14972 | 17395 | 25577 | — | 7141 | 515 | 2301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | NNE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NNE 16 | N 15 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2773 | 259 | 773 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SSE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 81 | 273 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 16 | NE 14 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 10 | 33 | 54 | 43 | — | — | 119 | 197 | 407 | 706 | 995 | 1385 | 2091 | 3229 | 4990 | 7875 | 13340 | 60129 | 53515 | 27383 | 13957 | 8335 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 790 | 633 | 633 | 624 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 876 | 823 | 823 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 633 | 777 | 1355 | 1355 |
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