Baia Formosa Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.37° S 35.01° W

Baia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Baia Formosa sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Baia Formosa at 12PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
!
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.9
SE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
98
115
127
145
160
158
153
444
180
212
181
373
383
193
475
206
261
406
595
606
511
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:17AM2.45m
5:50PM2.20m
6:03AM2.40m
6:35PM2.13m
6:48AM2.28m
7:19PM2.03m
Low Tide
11:38AM-0.03m
11:48PM0.20m
12:23PM0.06m
00:33AM0.28m
1:08PM0.20m
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<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
5:19
5:20
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
5
7
5
4
2
Temp °C
23
25
26
26
25
23
22
22
22
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
24
24
25
25
24
23
22
22
22
25
24
24
24
25
25
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
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