Baia Formosa surf break

Baia Formosa surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 21 May 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
28.1° 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 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
90
87
111
58
85
79
79
77
64
70
88
110
156
233
215
259
268
253
227
250
173
220
251
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:19PM1.83m
8:35AM1.98m
9:28PM1.76m
9:46AM1.91m
10:39PM1.75m
10:56AM1.88m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.59m
3:12PM0.42m
3:31AM0.66m
4:23PM0.49m
4:45AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
2
Temp °C
26
25
24
23
22
25
28
27
26
25
24
23
23
27
28
27
26
25
24
24
24
27
27
28
26
25
24
23
22
25
26
26
25
25
24
23
23
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
27
26
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
9
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
52
38
37
71
58
38
38
38
37
36
35
28
28
29
28
19
176
149
145
143
134
18
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
16
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.1
SE
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
6
6
10
37
38
2
4
4
9
4
11
10
10
84
85
10
18
18
18
19
18
11
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
4
10
10
10
10
10
15
6
51
51
2
2
2
10
10
10
11
11
11
4
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.5
S
3
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
Energy kJ
99
90
87
111
5
85
79
79
77
64
70
88
110
156
233
215
259
268
253
227
250
173
220
251
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
400
402
0
0
0
484
1965
400
400
402
1627
490
0
1647
954
954
954
0
503
13
13
1564
1105
1117
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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