Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.64° N 16.95° W

Praia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Praia Formosa sea temperature is
24.6°C
1.2° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
137
126
85
73
50
48
44
42
49
107
152
318
344
289
243
169
227
210
205
169
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:31PM2.18m
3:52AM2.10m
4:09PM2.09m
4:30AM2.03m
4:51PM1.96m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.04m
9:40PM0.01m
9:56AM0.07m
10:16PM0.10m
10:37AM0.15m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
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7:58
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8:00
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8:00
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7:57
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7:54
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7:53
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1
1
1
1
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1
Temp °C
24
25
26
24
22
22
22
22
24
26
26
25
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
26
26
28
25
24
23
23
23
24
26
27
27
25
25
26
24
22
23
23
22
22
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