Faial – Praia do Almoxarife Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Azores, Portugal)

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Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Surf Guide

Praia do Almoxarife in Azores(Ilha do Faial) is a sheltered beach break that has quite reliable surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the north northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	fairly consistent	16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Faial - Praia do Almoxarife:

The best conditions reported for surf at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Faial - Praia do Almoxarife (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Faial - Praia do Almoxarife with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 41% of the time in January while 22% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 37% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

41%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

22%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

37%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Location Map

Interactive Faial - Praia do Almoxarife surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Faial - Praia do Almoxarife is Horta Airport (HOR) in Acores, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Faial - Praia do Almoxarife is Pico Airport (PIX), also in Acores, 15 km (9 miles) away.

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Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 11:09 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 18
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Faial - Praia do Almoxarife look like?

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Tides at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife

Current tide and informaton

For Horta, Azores, 3 km from Faial - Praia do Almoxarife.

Next High Water: 03:05pm | 1.57m

Next Low Water: 09:08pm | 0.38m

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Faial - Praia do Almoxarife Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.0 °C) at Faial - Praia do Almoxarife is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.