Baia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 6.37° S 35.01° W

Issued: 2 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Baia Formosa sea temperature is

27.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Baia Formosa today (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Baia Formosa at 10AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Evening (10 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 10								Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	229	134	134	147	178	210	186	181	319	327	310	196	226	221	221	217	296	296	183	183	187	187	240	250
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide							3:41PM2.28m				3:53AM2.46m				4:17PM2.32m				4:30AM2.44m				4:51PM2.30m
Low Tide					9:30AM-0.01m				9:41PM0.10m				10:07AM-0.03m				10:18PM0.07m				10:41AM0.02m


	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	25	26	27	26	25	25	25	24	25	26	26	26	25	25
Feels °C	25	25	25	26	24	25	25	25	25	25	26	25	26	25	25	25	25	24	25	25	25	26	26	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 11	NNE 13	NNE 13	ESE 11	ESE 13	E 7	E 8	E 8	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 11	E 8	E 8	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 7	E 7
kJ	120	15	16	13	17	16	12	16	186	191	191	13	12	12	23	30	187	187	28	27	26	25	155	155
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	NE 8	NE 14	ESE 13	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	NNE 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	15	3	8	18	3	3	15	15	16	16	16	16	7	13	13	26	29	29	12	12	12	12	25	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 14	NE 8	NNE 14	NE 7	S 14	ESE 14	NE 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 8	E 12	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	ESE 12	ESE 11	—	S 18	S 17	S 17	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	3	8	2	19	2	4	19	3	14	14	14	7	3	6	6	13	26	25	—	6	6	5	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	229	134	134	147	178	210	186	181	319	327	310	196	226	221	221	217	296	296	183	183	187	187	240	250
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Itapoa Bahia - Norte	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Dunas de Ule Espírito Santo	Norte Bahia - Sul	Farol Bahia - Norte	Farol Bahia - Norte	Itapoa Bahia - Norte	Regencia Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Dunas de Ule Espírito Santo	Barra do Sai Espírito Santo	Praia De Piata Bahia - Norte	Corrente Bahia - Norte	Farol Bahia - Norte	Pescador Bahia - Norte	Coragi Sal	Regencia Espírito Santo	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	979	979	820	1564	1564	1586	1586	1670	1019	820	820	820	1564	1586	1586	1670	1586	820	820	820	827	2683	1564	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	9

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