Praia Formosa Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.64° N 16.95° W

Praia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia Formosa sea temperature is
24.1° C
1.8° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 10AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
25
13
25
26
14
9
9
9
13
14
22
23
17
9
11
11
10
9
20
20
9
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:12AM1.50m
11:44PM1.44m
12:12PM1.58m
00:40AM1.51m
1:01PM1.69m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.70m
5:34PM0.69m
5:50AM0.66m
6:32PM0.60m
6:41AM0.57m
7:18PM0.50m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
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9:12
9:10
9:09
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
22
22
22
22
20
20
20
20
22
23
24
22
20
20
20
19
22
24
23
23
21
Feels °C
19
19
23
23
24
22
20
19
19
19
22
23
25
22
20
19
20
18
22
24
24
24
21
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