Santa Maria - Praia Formosa
Praia Formosa is Santa Maria's standout light-sand beach on the south coast, a long shallow bay with a rare pale-sand look for the Azores. Surf comes from a mixed beach-and-reef setup that stays approachable and is tied to the island's Maré de Agosto festival side of the map. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Santa Maria - Praia Formosa in Azores - Santa Maria.
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Best with NNE offshore and S-SE swell.
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Lineup Guide
The mixed sand-and-reef seafloor stays approachable, but the beach can still crowd up, so cleaner swell windows and bank shape matter more than forcing marginal days.
Respect the local peak and watch for submerged hazards during lower tidal stages.
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