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Baia Formosa surf break

Baia Formosa surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
28.0° 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 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
ESE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.7
NE
1.3
ESE
0.7
NE
1.4
ESE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)7777777779101010910108810810899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15515015015015015214613113112813715315722214514220122398249942678686
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
2.27
5:40AM
2.09
5:50PM
2.28
6:16AM
2.08
6:28PM
2.23
6:55AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
0.29
11:32PM
0.15
11:38AM
0.29
12:07AM
0.18
12:14PM
0.32
12:44AM
0.23
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------5:18-------5:18-------5:18-
Sunset-5:43-------5:44-------5:44------
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
2-----1------11---------
Temp. °C272727262626262728282626262626272827262626252627
Feels °C (?)272728272727272627282727282827262727272628272827
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