Busca Vida Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.64° S 38.05° W

Busca Vida 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Busca Vida sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Busca Vida today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Busca Vida at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.4
SE
7
1.9
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
438
522
559
537
501
480
467
453
366
356
280
272
199
362
587
588
588
327
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:24PM1.95m
5:36AM2.04m
5:59PM1.84m
6:14AM1.88m
6:34PM1.72m
Low Tide
11:25PM0.23m
11:52AM0.20m
00:01AM0.32m
12:27PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
24
26
25
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
26
25
25
25
25
24
26
26
24
24
24
24
22
22
22
21
22
22
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