Praia Formosa Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.64° N 16.95° W

Praia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia Formosa sea temperature is
23.4° C
1.6° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 11PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
0.5
S
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
194
214
125
73
110
162
178
246
178
158
101
135
188
188
201
186
263
174
225
222
165
153
150
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ENE
0
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
0
NE
0
E
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:27AM1.80m
12:56PM1.95m
1:27AM1.90m
1:50PM2.10m
2:20AM1.98m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.36m
6:37AM0.30m
7:14PM0.21m
7:32AM0.21m
8:09PM0.08m
8:22AM0.13m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
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clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
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9:16
9:16
9:16
9:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
22
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
Feels °C
20
21
20
20
20
21
22
23
23
23
22
24
24
22
23
25
23
24
24
23
24
24
25
25
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