Baia Formosa surf break

Baia Formosa surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 14 May 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
28.4° 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 8PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (14 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
E
8
1.1
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
E
8
0.5
NE
13
1
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
0.8
NNE
12
0.9
NE
12
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
145
137
144
85
64
88
70
99
74
147
83
81
74
83
115
131
302
268
220
204
184
205
131
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:09PM2.21m
2:33AM2.25m
2:57PM2.29m
3:17AM2.34m
3:45PM2.31m
4:03AM2.37m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.15m
8:45AM0.09m
9:06PM0.09m
9:31AM-0.01m
9:51PM0.08m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
5:09
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
25
24
23
23
26
27
27
26
26
25
24
24
26
28
27
27
26
26
25
24
26
29
27
28
27
26
24
24
27
27
28
28
28
28
26
26
28
29
28
29
28
29
28
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
NNE
9
0.8
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.7
NNE
9
Energy kJ
109
94
96
88
85
64
88
70
52
74
101
83
81
74
72
115
131
156
178
155
130
130
107
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.4
NE
14
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
12
0.9
NE
12
0.6
NNE
12
Energy kJ
24
32
47
50
52
52
52
52
46
67
65
65
48
48
48
49
65
65
78
81
81
184
205
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
13
0.5
NE
13
0.5
NE
13
0.5
NE
13
0.5
NE
13
0.5
NE
13
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
18
18
49
48
18
46
45
44
68
67
83
80
79
78
78
77
75
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.9
ESE
8
0.4
SE
3
1.1
SE
8
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
SSW
2
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
Energy kJ
145
137
144
83
3
4
5
99
2
147
1
2
1
302
268
220
204
172
131
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
484
484
484
400
0
0
0
535
400
400
1564
0
0
0
0
468
1564
1564
17
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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