Baia Formosa surf break

Baia Formosa surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 18 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 3PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
ESE
0.7
NE
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
NNE
1.3
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
ESE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)777779777777777977778999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)715555568884687171698383838396108167126150146204126126154
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
1.95
4:07PM
2.15
4:32AM
2.02
4:41PM
2.23
5:06AM
2.07
5:15PM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
0.35
10:23PM
0.19
10:30AM
0.31
10:58PM
0.16
11:03AM
0.29
11:32PM
0.15
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise5:16-------5:16-------5:16-------
Sunset---5:43-------5:43-------5:43----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-1--2232333--
Temp. °C262727272726262626272727262626252526262626262626
Feels °C (?)272827272927272828282828272728282827272728282728
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