Baia Formosa Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.37° S 35.01° W

Baia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Baia Formosa sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Baia Formosa today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Baia Formosa at 1PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
2.4
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
154
211
256
235
209
208
236
286
346
441
511
541
527
463
408
783
348
303
303
201
212
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:03AM2.40m
6:35PM2.13m
6:48AM2.28m
7:19PM2.03m
7:34AM2.12m
8:04PM1.92m
Low Tide
12:23PM0.06m
00:33AM0.28m
1:08PM0.20m
1:19AM0.39m
1:52PM0.36m
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
21
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
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