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7:19 am 5 Mar 2011

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8:58 am 27 Apr 2011

Busca Vida ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Busca Vida Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Brazil – North Bahia)

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Name: Busca Vida
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: S Offshore Wind: WNW

Busca Vida in North Bahia is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the west northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south. There are left and right breaking reefs. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Busca Vida Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Busca Vida Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Busca Vida:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Vilas 9 mi
Second closest break Itacimirim 12 mi
Third closest break Praia do Forte 19 mi
Fourth closest break Imbacai 26 mi
Fifth closest break Ipitanga 27 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Busca Vida:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 1502 mi
Second closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 1934 mi
Third closest wave buoy West Atlantic Buoy 2127 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy East of Martinique Buoy 2247 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Eastern Caribbean Buoy 2654 mi

Tide stations nearest to Busca Vida:

Closest tide station Aratu, Brazil 32 mi
Second closest tide station Salvador, Brazil 39 mi
Third closest tide station Morro de São Paulo, Brazil 75 mi
Fourth closest tide station Camamu, Brazil 107 mi
Fifth closest tide station Aracaju, Brazil 136 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Busca Vida:

Closest ski area Chacaltaya (Bolivia) 2029 mi
Second closest ski area Vallecitos (Argentina) 2435 mi
Third closest ski area Los Penitentes (Argentina) 2445 mi
Fourth closest ski area Los Puquios (Argentina) 2448 mi
Fifth closest ski area Portillo (Chile) 2461 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Busca Vida:

Closest city location Camacari (Brazil) 16 mi
Second closest city location Mata de Sao Joao (Brazil) 18 mi
Third closest city location Areia Branca (Brazil) 24 mi
Fourth closest city location Lauro de Freitas (Brazil) 25 mi
Fifth closest city location Simoes Filho (Brazil) 26 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Busca Vida is Deputado Luis Eduardo Magalhaes (Salvador) Airport (SSA) in Brazil, which is 43 km (27 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Busca Vida is Santa Maria (Aracaju) Airport (AJU), also in Brazil, 213 km (132 miles) away.
Busca Vida break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Busca Vida, Brazil - North Bahia. Use the tab navigation above to view Busca Vida sea temperature, Busca Vida photographs, Busca Vida detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Busca Vida webcams, current wind from Brazil - North Bahia live weather stations and Busca Vida tide predictions. The Brazil swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Brazil and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Brazil wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Busca Vida.