Pontal (Baia Formosa) Surf Forecast

/ Rio Grande Do Norte (34 surf breaks) /

Brazil (447 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (6.37° S 35.01° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Pontal (Baia Formosa) surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 -03

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

Today's Pontal (Baia Formosa) sea temperature is 26.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pontal (Baia Formosa) today?

The current surf forecast for Pontal (Baia Formosa) at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Evening (16 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

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

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	Tuesday 16						Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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 (?)	E	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	E	NNE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period(s) (?)	7	9	9	9	9	7	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	9	12	9	8	12	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	134	22	29	28	16	134	8	157	157	157	154	135	135	114	138	138	134	134	28	46	15	7	13	13
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)				12:23PM 1.66				12:39AM 1.84				1:27PM 1.80				1:37AM 1.99				2:13PM 1.94				2:22AM 2.14
Low Tide / height (m)		6:02AM 0.54				6:28PM 0.69				7:11AM 0.42				7:27PM 0.55				8:00AM 0.30				8:12PM 0.42

	Tuesday 16						Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
Sunrise	5:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	24	25	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	25	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	26	26	26	25	25	24	24
Feels °C (?)	23	23	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	23	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	23	24

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rio Grande Do Norte

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Pontal (Baia Formosa) (calm at Camaratuba 30 km from Pontal (Baia Formosa)). 0.9m 9s swell from the NE to make surfable waves.
2 hours 32 minutes ago Pontal (Baia Formosa)

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30 km away, 2 h 32 min ago

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26.6

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