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Busua surf forecast

The forecast for Busua, hour by hour for the next 7 days, from the weather models riders know from Windy.

Open the 7-day forecastWind and gusts from every model side by side, hour by hour, for the next 7 days.

Updated November 2026 · weather data 2022–2026

What to expect this time of year

Busua in November

November is a good month for surfing at Busua (best: May–September).

  • Waves: 1.2 m on average (daily maximum)
  • Water: 29°C, no wetsuit
  • Air: 29°C by day, 24°C at night
  • Weather: sun (6+ hours) on about 29 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 23; a day can have both

Busua in December

December is a good month for surfing at Busua (best: May–September).

  • Waves: 1.1 m on average (daily maximum)
  • Water: 29°C, no wetsuit
  • Air: 30°C by day, 25°C at night
  • Weather: sun (6+ hours) on about 30 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 20; a day can have both

Typical conditions, not a forecast. Figures from 5 years of weather data (Open-Meteo).

Forecast models

  • Wind and gusts from ECMWF 9 km, ICON 13 km, GFS 22 km and Météo-France ARPEGE 25 km side by side, so you see at once where the models agree.
  • No regional model covers this spot, so the global models lead.
  • On wide screens also ECMWF AIFS (AI), GEM 15 km, JMA 55 km and CMA 25 km.
  • Waves and swell with period and direction, from MFWAM 8 km, ECMWF WAM 9 km and GFS Wave 16 km.
  • Tides: high and low times and heights for every day, calculated for this spot from the EOT20 tide model.
  • Also rain, clouds and air temperature.

Forecast data: Open-Meteo.

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Questions

How far ahead does the forecast for Busua go?

7 days, hour by hour (or every 3 hours). Météo-France runs about 4 days and the local high-resolution models 2 to 4 days, so their columns end earlier.

Which weather models does the forecast use?

ECMWF 9 km, ICON 13 km, GFS 22 km and Météo-France ARPEGE 25 km side by side, plus the finest regional model where one covers the spot. Where the models agree, the forecast is more reliable.

When is the best time to go surfing at Busua?

The best time to surf at Busua is May–September, the known surf season, with water around 27°C.