Baia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 6.37° S 35.01° W

Issued: 8 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Baia Formosa sea temperature is

27.1°C

Baia Formosa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Baia Formosa today (07 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Baia Formosa at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (07 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sun 6		Monday 7								Tuesday 8
	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)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	56	57	174	90	115	112	109	86	73	132	115	80	82	104	108	139	143	123
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				00:41AM1.91m				1:28PM1.88m				1:41AM2.11m				2:19PM2.05m
Low Tide		6:29PM0.63m				7:12AM0.35m				7:30PM0.47m				8:05AM0.19m				8:19PM0.31m


	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	27	26	25	26	26	27	27	26	25	25	26	26	28	28	27	26	26
Feels °C	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	26	26	26	26	26	25	26	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	E 6	E 6	NE 9	ESE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8
kJ	33	33	94	6	6	12	12	11	11	73	71	12	17	12	12	8	7	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 9	ENE 9	S 12	S 12	S 12	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 11	NE 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 15	E 15
kJ	6	6	6	3	8	25	11	11	7	11	11	9	12	2	2	2	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	S 11	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	S 10	S 10
kJ	4	4	4	4	3	8	8	3	10	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	56	57	174	90	115	112	109	86	73	132	115	80	82	104	108	139	143	123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte	Coragi Sal	Norte Bahia - Sul	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte	Barra Vento Bahia - Norte	Barra Vento Bahia - Norte	Barrinha Espírito Santo	Laje Rasa Rio de Janeiro	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Boca da Barra Bahia - Sul	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Pontal Bahia - Sul	Itacarezinho Bahia - Sul	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	0	2683	1019	0	833	833	1653	1965	1613	981	979	979	979	1002	1564	1564	1564	1564
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte	Dique de Cabedelo			Picao (Baia Formosa)
Rating (10 max)	1			1
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Rating (10 max)	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	9

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