Praia Formosa Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.64° N 16.95° W

Praia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia Formosa sea temperature is
23.1° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 3AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
W
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
125
86
86
86
56
55
59
57
46
46
37
27
27
27
27
22
13
13
12
44
17
16
37
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
High Tide
3:10AM2.02m
3:27PM2.29m
3:57AM2.01m
4:13PM2.29m
4:42AM1.97m
4:58PM2.23m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.09m
9:48PM-0.04m
9:54AM0.08m
10:34PM-0.01m
10:38AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:15
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
24
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
22
21
20
22
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
25
24
23
26
27
27
26
26
27
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
23
21
23
24
25
24
22
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