Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Praia Formosa
Santa Maria, Azores
Praia Formosa is a surf break in Santa Maria, Azores, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Praia Formosa is Mar & Nov, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Mar & Nov.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 7.7ft average swell at 8.8 s from the NW.
Feb: 7.4ft average swell at 9 s from the NW.
Mar: 9.2ft average swell at 9.4 s from the NW.
Apr: 7.1ft average swell at 8.3 s from the NW.
May: 5.1ft average swell at 7.3 s from the NW.
Jun: 4.7ft average swell at 6.8 s from the N.
Jul: 3.6ft average swell at 6.9 s from the N.
Aug: 3.8ft average swell at 7.9 s from the N.
Sep: 5.3ft average swell at 7.8 s from the NNW.
Oct: 6.8ft average swell at 8.2 s from the NNW.
Nov: 7.9ft average swell at 9.1 s from the NW.
Dec: 8.1ft average swell at 8.6 s from the NNW.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 37.0°, -25.0°.
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