Pontal (Baia Formosa) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 6.37° S 35.01° W

Issued: 2 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pontal (Baia Formosa) sea temperature is

28.2°C

Pontal (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 Pontal (Baia Formosa) today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Pontal (Baia Formosa) at 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 13	NNE 13	E 6	E 6	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	68	68	67	71	115	116	115	71	73	75	75	78	80	83	67	67	67	66	79	76	76	62	104	64	62	62	60
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide						1:32PM2.02m				1:48AM2.11m				2:12PM2.11m				2:29AM2.14m				2:48PM2.16m					3:07AM2.14m
Low Tide				7:20AM0.32m				7:38PM0.38m				8:00AM0.27m				8:19PM0.28m				8:37AM0.24m				8:56PM0.21m


	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	26	28	28	28	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	26	26	26	26
Feels °C	28	29	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	27	27	28	28	29	28	28	27	28	27	28	28	29	29	28	28	27	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 12	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	E 6	NE 11	E 6	NE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10
kJ	68	68	67	69	115	116	115	57	39	42	43	42	41	35	34	34	53	50	47	46	76	30	64	30	25	9	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 16	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 10	ESE 9	N 15	E 9	N 15	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	NE 11	SE 12	NE 11	SE 11	SE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12
kJ	25	10	10	8	8	68	2	17	20	19	19	19	19	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	30	6	30	5	5	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 9	E 9	—	S 9	ESE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	SE 10	—	E 15	SE 14	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 13	N 13	SE 12	N 16	SE 12	N 16	N 16	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	7	8	7	—	6	8	15	1	14	3	3	—	4	—	4	8	6	6	16	28	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	41	44	57	71	67	78	80	71	73	75	75	78	80	83	67	67	67	66	79	76	—	62	104	64	62	62	60
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Jacaraipe Espírito Santo	Picao (Baia Formosa) Rio Grande Do Norte	Prainha Bahia - Sul	Itapoa Bahia - Norte	Geriba Rio de Janeiro	Itapiruba North Side Santa Catarina - Sul	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo	Xa Espírito Santo	Praia do Guriri Espírito Santo	Itacarezinho Bahia - Sul	Ipitanga Bahia - Norte	Corrente Bahia - Norte	Ponta Grossa São Paulo	Praia Brava Rio de Janeiro	Praia Grande Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Praia do Guriri Espírito Santo	Pirambu Sergipe	Canto de Sarney Sergipe	Farol Bahia - Norte	Ponta do Cacao Espírito Santo	Regencia Espírito Santo	Praia de Tucuns Rio de Janeiro	Itacoatiara Rio de Janeiro	Prainha Bahia - Sul	Pirambu Sergipe	Pontal do Peba Alagoas
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1633	0	983	820	1970	2837	1640	1630	1479	1003	814	820	2182	1967	1613	1564	1479	527	569	820	1640	1564	1972	2038	983	527	468
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio Grande Do Norte		Dique de Cabedelo
Rating (10 max)		1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4

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