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 Sunday 17 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 28.2° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 May)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (18 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (18 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 17		Monday 18								Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20
	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	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	103	151	151	151	117	136	92	92	92	92	112	99	111	86	73	74	86	79	75	71	121	91	92	92
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	4:34PM2.28m				4:50AM2.35m				5:25PM2.19m				5:39AM2.29m					6:18PM2.07m				6:32AM2.20m
Low Tide			10:37PM0.13m				11:08AM-0.04m				11:25PM0.22m					12:01PM0.05m				00:17AM0.34m				12:58PM0.17m


	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	—	1	1	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	27	26	26	25	25	27	27	27	27	26	25	25	24	26	28	27	26	26	25	25	25	27	27	27
Feels °C	30	29	29	27	27	28	28	27	29	28	27	27	26	27	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	ESE 5	NE 10	NE 10	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9
kJ	103	93	91	76	78	80	92	92	92	52	50	39	36	35	73	74	52	48	61	61	76	56	56	67
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SE 16	S 16	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	81	151	151	151	117	134	20	20	19	92	112	92	92	73	10	5	74	74	73	71	70	8	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NNE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 11	NE 11	SE 12	E 12	E 11	NE 11	E 11	—	NE 11	NE 11	—	—	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	S 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	66	14	6	6	19	5	5	3	3	5	2	—	5	5	—	—	10	9	9	8	8	3	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	111	114	136	50	64	64	74	96	99	111	86	71	71	86	79	75	—	121	91	92	92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Dique de Cabedelo Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Icarai Ceará	Regencia Espírito Santo	Cacimba do Padre Fernando De Noronha	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Tabinha Ceará	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Volta da Jurema Ceará	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Dique de Cabedelo Rio Grande Do Norte	Baia Formosa Rio Grande Do Norte	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	979	69	0	0	503	1564	400	0	0	0	0	0	535	1564	1564	484	0	0	69	0	1564	1564	1564
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte	Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos)		Dique de Cabedelo	Pontal (Baia Formosa)	Praia de Pipa				Lajao (Baia dos Golfinhos)	Mar da Frente	Praia de Pipa	Praia de Pipa	Baia Formosa					Mar da Frente	Baia Formosa	Dique de Cabedelo	Baia Formosa
Rating (10 max)	2		2	2	2				1	2	2	2	2					2	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil	Pauba São Paulo	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Lopes Mendes (Ilha Grande) Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Pauba São Paulo	Pauba São Paulo	Conceicao Fernando De Noronha	Moco Santa Catarina - Norte	Moco Santa Catarina - Norte	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Parcel Santa Catarina - Norte	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Ponta Do Rapa Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Lambe Lambe Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Riozinho Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Naufragados Santa Catarina - Florianópolis	Praia dos Castelhanos (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Praia dos Castelhanos (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Praia dos Castelhanos (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Meio da Praia Rio de Janeiro	Praia dos Castelhanos (Ilha Bela) São Paulo	Gravata Santa Catarina - Sul
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
Header Global	Balephetrish (Tiree) United Kingdom	Balephetrish (Tiree) United Kingdom	Barrancon Chile	Boners United States	Ghost Tree United States	Back Bommie Australia	Cortez Bank United States	San Jorge - Faja dos Cubres Portugal	San Jorge - Faja dos Cubres Portugal	Bali Village Indonesia	Black Rock Australia	Black Rock Australia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Afife Portugal	Bali Village Indonesia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Arrifana Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Canal Brazil	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	7	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5

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