Praia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.64° N 16.95° W

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Praia Formosa sea temperature is

24.8°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 (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Evening (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	1	1	1	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 10	WNW 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	137	98	84	82	73	71	71	71	71	70	70	38	0	35	59	58	58	34	34	17	15	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			5:13AM1.92m				5:40PM1.78m				6:05AM1.78m				6:43PM1.60m					7:16AM1.66m				8:11PM1.47m
Low Tide	10:56PM0.24m				11:24AM0.28m				11:43PM0.40m				12:22PM0.44m				00:45AM0.57m					1:46PM0.56m


	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	20	21	22	22	22	20	20	21	20	21	22	21	21	19	19	19	19	21	22	22	21	20
Feels °C	20	18	18	19	21	21	21	19	20	21	20	20	21	21	20	18	18	17	18	20	22	23	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13
kJ	278	341	405	405	386	336	282	278	232	195	182	179	126	126	264	229	226	168	141	137	99	98	96	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 9	WNW 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 6	NNW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	137	98	72	52	38	25	71	71	71	70	70	38	36	70	59	58	58	34	34	17	15	14	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	WNW 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	N 15	NNW 15	SSW 13	WNW 12	W 12	WNW 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9
kJ	51	50	84	82	73	71	19	5	5	5	4	40	73	35	14	3	12	9	12	11	8	8	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	21	26	32	30	31	33	36	36	36	36	49	53	56	36	52	55	49	47	54	54	38	40	43	44
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	14	14	14	14	14	14
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Rating (10 max)	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	7	5	5	7	6	5	4	5	5	4

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