Busca Vida Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.64° S 38.05° W

Busca Vida 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Busca Vida at 8AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.9
SE
7
2.2
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
335
797
355
603
699
609
551
319
296
619
542
504
437
437
381
381
226
548
460
439
410
400
374
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:14AM1.88m
6:34PM1.72m
6:55AM1.70m
7:13PM1.58m
7:42AM1.51m
8:00PM1.44m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.32m
12:27PM0.36m
00:40AM0.43m
1:04PM0.53m
1:24AM0.55m
1:50PM0.68m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
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rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
24
22
23
22
22
23
23
22
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
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