Busca Vida Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.64° S 38.05° W

Busca Vida 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Busca Vida sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.1° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Busca Vida at 11AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
381
327
295
262
241
218
200
188
156
160
68
61
114
117
126
163
210
177
173
243
248
248
356
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:31AM1.32m
11:40PM1.41m
12:31PM1.46m
00:35AM1.57m
1:11PM1.62m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.70m
5:45PM0.79m
6:16AM0.58m
6:36PM0.66m
7:00AM0.44m
7:14PM0.52m
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
25
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
25
24
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