Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial at 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 180 | 171 | 336 | 587 | 638 | 703 | 680 | 394 | 343 | 325 | 308 | 447 | 685 | 1804 | 1527 | 1438 | 1326 | 1109 | 966 | 878 | 791 | 647 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12AM2.09m | 4:46PM1.84m | 5:10AM1.96m | 5:53PM1.68m | 6:20AM1.84m | 7:15PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.25m | 10:45PM0.42m | 11:34AM0.39m | 11:50PM0.57m | 12:56PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 232 | 180 | 171 | 336 | 587 | 638 | 703 | 680 | 394 | 343 | 325 | 308 | 337 | 375 | 1804 | 1527 | 1438 | 1326 | 1109 | 966 | 878 | 791 | 647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | ENE 7 | WNW 12 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 6 |
| kJ | 85 | 73 | 121 | 90 | 58 | 59 | 37 | 21 | 172 | 245 | 237 | 263 | 447 | 685 | 9 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | WNW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 11 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 13 | N 13 | S 16 | S 10 | N 12 | WSW 6 | W 6 | S 10 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 81 | 41 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 49 | 133 | 306 | 217 | 214 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 36 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 472 | 4 |
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