Praia Formosa Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.64° N 16.95° W

Praia Formosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Praia Formosa sea temperature is
24.8°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia Formosa at 4PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
NW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
29
29
28
28
32
31
30
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
45
58
93
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
ESE
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:24AM1.62m
8:07PM1.51m
8:53AM1.56m
9:50PM1.47m
10:30AM1.63m
Low Tide
1:41PM0.58m
2:18AM0.65m
3:25PM0.62m
4:02AM0.66m
5:05PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:28
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
25
23
21
21
20
20
23
25
25
23
21
20
20
20
22
25
25
23
21
Feels °C
25
26
28
26
24
24
22
22
26
28
28
26
24
21
21
21
23
28
28
25
22
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