Buraco surf break

Buraco surfForecast / Luanda / Angola

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 25 May 2026 WAT
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Buraco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Buraco sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Buraco today?

The current surf forecast for Buraco at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (25 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (25 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

Table - waves today at Buraco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
471
418
293
350
485
581
636
739
813
803
783
783
883
939
856
833
821
810
706
656
637
628
618
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SE
5
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:52AM1.22m
11:59PM1.06m
12:40PM1.25m
00:54AM1.08m
1:22PM1.27m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.31m
6:07PM0.46m
6:06AM0.33m
7:00PM0.40m
6:55AM0.32m
7:44PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
Temp °C
23
23
25
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
25
24
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
25
25
27
25
25
24
25
26
25
25
28
25
26
25
27
26
27
26
27
26
25
25
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
411
471
418
293
350
485
581
636
739
813
803
783
783
883
939
856
833
821
810
706
656
637
628
618
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.7
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
7
0.1
SW
23
Energy kJ
47
51
54
54
273
82
73
77
77
67
65
52
51
47
47
38
31
31
31
19
24
26
28
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
Energy kJ
37
31
273
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
6
1
SW
6
Energy kJ
75
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2682
1421
1421
132
0
0
0
0
1392
1392
1392
0
0
0
0
0
2260
2682
1392
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Luanda
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Angola
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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