Praia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.64° N 16.95° W

Issued: 12 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Praia Formosa sea temperature is

24.1° C

Praia 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 Praia Formosa today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 5AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Evening (24 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
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 Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 13	SSW 11	SSW 16	S 13	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	WNW 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	28	28	27	25	13	12	26	14	9	9	9	13	14	22	23	17	9	11	11	10	9	20	20	9
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	N	NNE	N	ENE	NE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	10:33PM1.41m				11:12AM1.50m				11:44PM1.44m				12:12PM1.58m				00:40AM1.51m					1:01PM1.69m
Low Tide			4:44AM0.70m				5:34PM0.69m				5:50AM0.66m				6:32PM0.60m				6:41AM0.57m					7:18PM0.50m


	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:09	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	22	22	22	22	20	20	20	20	22	23	23	22	20	20	20	19	22	23	23	23	21
Feels °C	19	19	19	23	23	24	22	20	19	20	19	22	23	24	22	20	19	20	18	22	23	24	24	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	WNW 8	NW 5	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	NNW 5	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	WNW 10	WNW 10	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	WNW 9	NNW 5	WNW 9
kJ	4	28	27	25	6	4	12	12	9	9	9	2	14	22	23	10	9	4	6	3	3	8	3	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	WNW 8	WNW 8	NNW 4	SSW 11	SSW 11	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SSW 12	NNW 5	S 12	WNW 10	S 15	S 12	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNW 6	WNW 9	NNW 5
kJ	28	7	7	2	12	12	6	6	6	2	2	13	2	11	10	17	3	9	9	8	8	3	8	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	—	S 16	WNW 8	S 13	WNW 8	SSW 16	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	NW 8	S 15	WNW 10	S 12	S 10	W 7	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 11
kJ	13	—	5	7	13	6	26	14	4	4	4	2	4	10	3	2	1	11	11	10	9	20	20	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	57	86	78	80	30	32	35	41	46	46	44	46	60	62	72	72	72	78	80	68	59	58	58	58
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	29	29	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	464
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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