Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.64° N 16.95° W

Praia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia Formosa sea temperature is
24.7°C
1.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Praia Formosa today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
11
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.8
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
44
42
38
121
164
348
333
294
202
169
227
242
205
173
128
98
84
82
73
71
71
71
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:52AM2.10m
4:09PM2.09m
4:30AM2.03m
4:51PM1.96m
5:13AM1.92m
5:40PM1.78m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.07m
10:16PM0.10m
10:37AM0.15m
10:56PM0.24m
11:24AM0.28m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
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light rain
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Temp °C
22
22
24
26
26
25
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
20
Feels °C
23
23
25
27
27
27
25
26
26
24
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
19
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