Praia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.64° N 16.95° W

Issued: 12 pm 21 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (21 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 21					Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	22	42	58	58	34	38	37	36	50	50	30	33	33	33	32	26	28	28	29	29	28
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NW	E	NW	NNW	NNE	N	N	NE	NE	NNE	ENE	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	WNW	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	7:48AM1.58m				8:09PM1.60m				8:48AM1.50m				9:16PM1.47m				9:59AM1.47m
Low Tide			1:48PM0.60m				2:26AM0.61m				2:56PM0.70m				3:31AM0.69m					4:17PM0.73m


	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	9:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	23	22	21	20	20	20	22	23	23	22	21	20	20	20	21	23	23	22	21
Feels °C	22	25	25	23	23	20	20	21	23	25	25	23	22	21	21	21	22	25	25	24	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	WNW 8
kJ	22	42	39	25	19	38	37	36	28	28	28	26	26	31	26	24	27	8	8	8	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	N 7	SSW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 8	SSW 12
kJ	14	35	58	58	34	34	34	32	50	15	30	27	27	16	16	16	28	28	29	14	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	S 9	S 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	E 8	S 8	W 7	S 8	SSW 12	N 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SSW 12	S 18
kJ	21	2	2	6	6	1	1	4	1	50	14	33	33	33	32	26	15	15	15	29	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 9
kJ	37	38	36	35	35	27	27	36	37	9	13	12	12	14	14	15	14	49	50	52	68
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Cabo Girao Madeira	Cabo Girao Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	La Izquierda Tenerife	Ponta Pequena Madeira
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	5	5	14	18	14	14	29	29	29	29	509	509	29
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1			1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	8	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	6	9

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