Busca Vida Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.64° S 38.05° W

Busca Vida 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Busca Vida sea temperature is
26.1° C
0.8° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Busca Vida at 4AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
609
285
263
310
296
288
482
452
388
371
348
322
372
410
400
390
365
356
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:34PM1.72m
6:55AM1.70m
7:13PM1.58m
7:42AM1.51m
8:00PM1.44m
Low Tide
00:40AM0.43m
1:04PM0.53m
1:24AM0.55m
1:50PM0.68m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
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