Baia Formosa Surf Forecast

/ Rio Grande Do Norte (34 surf breaks) /

Brazil (449 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Baia Formosa surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 18 May 2026 -03

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Baia Formosa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Baia Formosa sea temperature is 28.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Baia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Baia Formosa at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 May)	-	-
Afternoon (18 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (18 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

Table - waves today at Baia Formosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 18				Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thu 21
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 7	NE 10	SE 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	92	92	92	92	112	92	107	73	74	74	74	94	125	129	153	153	118	134	229	229	217	191	158	132
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:25PM2.19m				5:39AM2.29m					6:18PM2.07m				6:32AM2.20m				7:16PM1.94m				7:31AM2.08m
Low Tide	11:08AM-0.04m				11:25PM0.22m					12:01PM0.05m				00:17AM0.34m				12:58PM0.17m				1:14AM0.47m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	26
Feels °C	27	27	27	28	27	26	27	28	26	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 5	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	NNE 9	NNE 9	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	92	92	92	92	33	67	69	73	74	74	74	50	66	73	89	94	56	56	138	138	138	138	117	94
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11	SE 16	S 16	SE 16	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	SE 14	SE 14	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	20	20	19	5	112	92	92	5	10	5	10	74	73	71	70	68	7	7	55	54	53	52	52	52
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	NE 11	SE 16	—	—	SSE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	S 11	S 11	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12
kJ	5	3	3	2	2	—	5	10	—	—	24	9	9	8	8	8	2	2	7	7	7	7	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 7	SE 5	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	83	50	50	49	111	32	107	61	34	34	35	94	125	129	153	153	118	134	229	229	217	191	158	132
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tubao Bahia - Norte	Conceicao Fernando De Noronha	Ponta de Bororo Espírito Santo	Dique de Cabedelo Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Volta da Jurema Ceará	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Dique de Cabedelo Rio Grande Do Norte	Dique de Cabedelo Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Pescador Bahia - Norte	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Volta da Jurema Ceará	Imbacai Bahia - Norte	Ponta do Sauipe Bahia - Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Itacimirim Bahia - Norte
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	830	402	1675	69	0	0	0	979	1564	1564	484	0	69	69	0	827	1586	1564	1564	484	731	702	0	754
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte				Dique de Cabedelo	Baia Formosa	Pontal (Baia Formosa)	Baia Formosa					Baia Formosa	Dique de Cabedelo	Dique de Cabedelo	Baia Formosa								Praia de Pipa
Rating (10 max)				1	2	1	2					2	1	1	2								2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Moco Santa Catarina - Norte	Moco Santa Catarina - Norte	Moco Santa Catarina - Norte	Gravata Santa Catarina - Sul	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Praia dos Castelhanos (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Praia dos Castelhanos (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Praia dos Castelhanos (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Meio da Praia Rio de Janeiro	Meio da Praia Rio de Janeiro	Praia dos Castelhanos (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Gravata Santa Catarina - Sul	Gravata Santa Catarina - Sul	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4

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