Baia Formosa surf break

Baia Formosa surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 -03
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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
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Baia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Baia Formosa at 11AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.4
NNE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)9999997799677771777161615777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8484848383816464818167731217069975557848273465559
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
2.37
4:03PM
2.42
4:22AM
2.40
4:46PM
2.37
5:04AM
2.36
5:33PM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51AM
-0.01
10:12PM
-0.00
10:33AM
-0.05
10:52PM
0.05
11:17AM
-0.02
11:36PM
0.17
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------
Sunset---5:17-------5:16-------5:16----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----333---1-213111---123
Temp. °C242729282626262525282828262626262627272827262625
Feels °C (?)262929292828292727292830282829292929303029292928
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