Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.64° N 16.95° W

Praia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia Formosa sea temperature is
24.5°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 5AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
12
11
35
90
139
181
173
147
137
95
85
50
50
49
44
42
28
27
103
286
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:43AM2.08m
2:55PM2.20m
3:16AM2.11m
3:31PM2.18m
3:52AM2.10m
4:09PM2.09m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.06m
9:06PM-0.02m
9:18AM0.04m
9:40PM0.01m
9:56AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:58
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7:58
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8:00
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7:58
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7:57
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7:54
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Temp °C
24
24
23
25
26
26
25
23
23
22
22
24
25
25
24
22
22
22
22
24
26
26
24
23
Feels °C
26
26
24
26
27
28
28
25
25
24
24
26
26
26
26
24
23
23
22
24
27
27
25
25
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