Busca Vida Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.64° S 38.05° W

Busca Vida 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 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 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 16). 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 25°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
S
12
2
SSE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.6
ESE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
480
467
453
366
356
280
272
199
394
616
632
603
284
567
619
611
569
481
481
519
486
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:36AM2.04m
5:59PM1.84m
6:14AM1.88m
6:34PM1.72m
6:55AM1.70m
7:13PM1.58m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.20m
00:01AM0.32m
12:27PM0.36m
00:40AM0.43m
1:04PM0.53m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
25
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
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