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![]() ![]() ![]() Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Surf Forecast / Azores / Portugal7 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 22 Feb 2019 AZOTFaial - Praia do Almoxarife surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. Today's Faial - Praia do Almoxarife sea temperature is 15.8 °C (Statistics for 22 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 15.9 max: 17.3 min: 14.7 °C) |
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Swell Height Map See all maps | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | NW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
Period(s) (?) | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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Energy(?) | 15842 | 16171 | 3306 | 19047 | 34218 | 18739 | 4226 | 2538 | 3176 | 1138 | 859 | 1503 | 2539 | 2955 | 1783 | 1700 | 1973 | 2986 | 12264 | 13709 | 10969 | 6492 | 4343 |
Wind (km/h) | W | WSW | S | SW | WSW | SW | SSE | SSE | W | SSW | SW | NW | NNW | WNW | SW | W | SW | SW | W | NW | WSW | SW | WSW |
Wind State(?) | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:26PM 1.46 | 3:45AM 1.53 | 4:13PM 1.39 | 4:34AM 1.43 | 5:06PM 1.32 | 5:30AM 1.33 | 6:09PM 1.26 | 6:39AM 1.24 | 7:27PM 1.23 | 8:00AM 1.20 | 8:48PM 1.24 | 9:19AM 1.20 | 9:55PM 1.29 | 10:21AM 1.23 | |||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:19AM 0.38 | 9:28PM 0.44 | 10:05AM 0.46 | 10:17PM 0.52 | 10:55AM 0.54 | 11:14PM 0.61 | 11:55AM 0.62 | 12:25AM 0.68 | 1:07PM 0.67 | 1:53AM 0.71 | 2:26PM 0.69 | 3:17AM 0.70 | 3:36PM 0.67 | 4:23AM 0.65 | 4:30PM 0.63 | ||||||||
Note: the tide data above is for Horta, Azores which is 3 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Faial - Praia do Almoxarife.New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph
Offshore winds at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife blow from the W.
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Summary | risk thund- der | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | risk thund- der | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 4 | - | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
High °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Low °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Chill °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Sunrise | 7:35 | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | 7:26 | - |
Sunset | - | 6:39 | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | 6:46 |
Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | Long Range Forecast:Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Information about the Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Faial - Praia do Almoxarife provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 7 days. A general guide to surfing at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Faial - Praia do Almoxarife surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Faial - Praia do Almoxarife) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Faial - Praia do Almoxarife may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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