Santa Maria - Praia Formosa surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 Aug 2025 +00
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Santa Maria - Praia Formosa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Maria - Praia Formosa sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Santa Maria - Praia Formosa today?

The current surf forecast for Santa Maria - Praia Formosa at 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+00) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Wednesday
06
Thursday
07
Friday
08
Saturday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.3
S
0.9
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)7777788888159141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9778785762164166182156164382046563616058575655551068482
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
1.48
12:56AM
1.44
1:06PM
1.58
1:32AM
1.51
1:41PM
1.67
2:06AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
0.50
6:56AM
0.53
7:25PM
0.41
7:31AM
0.46
8:00PM
0.34
8:05AM
0.39
Wednesday
06
Thursday
07
Friday
08
Saturday
09
Sunrise------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset-8:42-------8:40-------8:39------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212222222322222223232222222222222223232322222222
Feels °C (?)222323242522222223232223232423232324252523232323
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Azores

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Santa Maria - Praia Formosa (light winds from the E at Santa Maria Island Airport 7 km from Santa Maria - Praia Formosa). 0.8m 7s swell from the ENE with a 0.3m 13s groundswell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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