Praia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.64° N 16.95° W

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Praia Formosa sea temperature is

23.8°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 (20 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (20 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Evening (20 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20			Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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)	2	0	0	2	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)	NW 13	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 10	WNW 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	NW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	NW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	242	69	46	146	71	71	25	19	41	35	49	34	58	58	58	34	33	29	0
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				11:06PM1.44m				11:17AM1.65m				11:51PM1.59m				11:59AM1.79m
Low Tide		4:55PM0.65m				5:01AM0.68m				5:41PM0.50m				5:47AM0.54m				6:18PM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—
	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	19	19	20	19	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	21	20	20	19
Feels °C	20	19	18	18	19	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	20	21	20	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SSW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	E 5	NNW 11	E 6	NW 11	NW 11
kJ	242	175	132	146	116	116	72	69	68	67	49	34	58	98	37	109	30	126	126
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	WNW 11	NNE 9	NE 9	NNE 8	WNW 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	NW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	NNW 11	SSW 13	NW 11	E 6	E 6
kJ	98	61	48	23	31	19	27	19	41	35	34	17	58	58	84	34	119	24	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 10	NNE 8	WNW 10	NNE 8	WNW 10	NNW 12	NE 6	WNW 9	SSW 13	NNW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	NNW 15
kJ	14	69	46	38	71	71	25	13	19	11	9	15	10	8	58	18	33	29	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 3	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 9	ENE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	NE 7	E 6	—	NNE 7	NE 7
kJ	2	2	2	65	7	16	20	30	33	33	41	43	34	37	44	29	—	9	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Praia Formosa Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Praia Formosa Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Jardim do Mar Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	1	1	0	1	1	14	26	14	1	14	14	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	6	6

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