Baia Formosa Surf Forecast

/ Rio Grande Do Norte (34 surf breaks) /

Brazil (449 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Baia Formosa surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 -03

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 28.0° 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 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (27 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (27 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 26		Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Friday 29
	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)	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	181	217	193	217	207	109	136	140	250	223	261	254	273	154	132	139	121	121	209	118	100	113	128	139
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:23AM1.91m				1:41PM1.91m				2:02AM1.96m				2:23PM1.93m				2:39AM2.00m
Low Tide		7:09PM0.47m				7:32AM0.48m				7:49PM0.44m				8:13AM0.40m				8:26PM0.41m				8:50AM0.33m


	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	26	26	25	24	24	27	28	27	26	25	25	24	24	26	27	27	26	25	24	24	23	26	27	26
Feels °C	27	29	27	26	26	29	28	27	27	26	27	25	25	27	26	26	26	25	24	25	23	26	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10
kJ	99	97	97	114	109	18	18	18	136	136	136	132	132	22	22	22	22	19	121	118	100	18	18	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 8	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 14	N 16	NNE 16
kJ	22	31	31	26	18	8	8	8	17	11	11	11	11	11	9	10	9	6	18	18	18	4	5	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	SE 11	SE 11	NNE 10	N 10	SE 11	SE 18	SE 17	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	NNE 8	SE 14	SE 14	N 16	N 13	NNE 8
kJ	12	5	5	10	8	5	12	11	10	19	20	20	19	8	8	8	9	8	6	8	8	5	3	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SSW 3	S 3	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	181	217	193	217	207	109	136	140	250	223	261	254	273	154	132	139	121	121	209	3	8	113	128	139
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Curvao Piauí	Atins Maranhao	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Volta da Jurema Ceará	Icarai Ceará	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte	Praia do Meio Sergipe	Praia do Aventureiro São Paulo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Praia Brava Rio de Janeiro
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	1613	0	0	0	0	846	954	1564	1564	484	503	0	0	554	2119	1653	1653	1613	0	0	0	400	400	1967
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte		Baia Formosa	Praia de Pipa	Praia de Pipa	Praia de Pipa							Mar da Frente	Mar da Frente						Mar da Frente	Dique de Cabedelo	Dique de Cabedelo
Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	2							2	2						2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	São Conrado Rio de Janeiro	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	São Conrado Rio de Janeiro	Meio da Praia Rio de Janeiro	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Barra do Sai Santa Catarina - Norte	Matinhos Paraná	Matinhos Paraná	Barra do Sai Santa Catarina - Norte	Matinhos Paraná	Praia da Baleia São Paulo	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Praia dos Castelhanos (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Praia Brava Rio de Janeiro
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Header Global	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Haapiti French Polynesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Fullers United States	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	El Olon de Ilo Peru	Maraa French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	9	9	7	8	6	6	9	9	9	7	9	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5

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