Praia Formosa Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.64° N 16.95° W

Praia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia Formosa sea temperature is
23.5° C
1.5° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
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
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
35
27
27
27
22
13
13
12
11
17
38
37
74
74
37
36
12
31
61
61
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
E
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
4:13PM2.29m
4:42AM1.97m
4:58PM2.23m
5:26AM1.89m
5:42PM2.11m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.08m
10:34PM-0.01m
10:38AM0.13m
11:18PM0.08m
11:21AM0.22m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
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
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
21
20
20
20
22
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
26
26
26
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
22
20
20
21
24
25
25
24
22
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