Buraco Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.03° S 13.00° E

Buraco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buraco sea temperature is
19.4° C
2.1° 

Buraco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Buraco today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buraco at 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
332
302
411
438
410
404
398
387
371
345
392
386
325
363
392
295
416
266
269
546
810
711
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:18AM1.17m
11:01PM1.00m
11:40AM1.17m
00:29AM1.05m
12:53PM1.22m
Low Tide
4:49PM0.37m
5:03AM0.37m
6:10PM0.32m
6:27AM0.35m
7:22PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
18
19
18
18
18
19
18
19
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
19
19
20
16
17
16
17
19
19
18
20
16
17
19
18
19
19
18
20
19
18
19
17
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