Praia Formosa
Santa Cruz · Lisboa · Portugal
This peak is sheltered from part of the swell by the coastline — SurfBooking Forecast already accounts for it, hour by hour.
The hour bar above moves both maps through the day — each arrow points its real direction, with the map north-up.
No school teaches at Praia Formosa yet. You can still ask.
In the SurfBooking app you say the day and time you wanted. The request stays open waiting for a school — and if none opens it, your money comes back.
Request in the SurfBooking appYou pay when you make the request: that is what holds your spot once the lesson opens. If no school opens it, you get your money back.
No packs in Praia Formosa yet.
Main beach break in Santa Cruz. Host of world surfing and bodyboarding competitions.
Praia Formosa is a surf beach in Santa Cruz, Portugal.
Praia Formosa welcomes surfers of different levels, from beginner to more experienced, depending on the sea state.
The bottom is sand. It is the most forgiving bottom for learning and for wipeouts, though the sandbanks shift through the year.
Praia Formosa is an exposed beach that picks up much of the Atlantic swell, so it works often through the year. It is usually best with swell from NW-W. The beach faces West.
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