Praia Formosa Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.64° N 16.95° W

Praia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia Formosa sea temperature is
24.3° C
2.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 6PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
17
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
26
50
85
85
50
50
49
25
41
41
70
71
42
41
41
22
42
58
34
34
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:27PM1.95m
6:57AM1.68m
7:15PM1.77m
7:48AM1.58m
8:09PM1.60m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.34m
00:46AM0.34m
12:54PM0.47m
1:33AM0.48m
1:48PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:14
9:14
9:13
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
21
20
20
20
23
23
23
23
21
21
21
20
22
23
24
23
21
Feels °C
23
25
25
24
22
21
20
21
24
25
25
25
22
22
21
21
23
25
26
24
22
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