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Santa Maria - Praia Formosa surfForecast / Azores / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 -01
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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
18.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Santa Maria - Praia Formosa at 5AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (10 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (10 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
S
2.1
WSW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)56667777778810107777161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106161221251337391439509623735908103223212069225186134444555444
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
50
WSW
60
W
55
WNW
55
NW
45
NW
45
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
1.28
6:11AM
1.31
7:00PM
1.22
7:29AM
1.24
8:30PM
1.20
8:57AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
0.73
12:39PM
0.72
1:07AM
0.80
2:05PM
0.76
2:46AM
0.81
3:29PM
0.75
Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise----7:52-------7:52-------7:52---
Sunset-------5:42-------5:42-------5:43
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------245------1---
Temp. °C171717171817171717171818171616161616161615151515
Feels °C (?)1211111213121110101011111213111198754455
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