Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Faial surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Faial sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 9AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (12 Nov)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (12 Nov)10ft (3.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Sat
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.4
NW
2.4
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212121212121212131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)430837943076248923682499268027813481367935683388341016381749271826722591243527392993300241303867
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
1.78
8:20PM
1.53
8:41AM
1.75
9:35PM
1.58
9:49AM
1.78
10:32PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52AM
0.68
2:06PM
0.55
2:19AM
0.71
3:23PM
0.54
3:35AM
0.67
4:21PM
0.48
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Sat
15
Sunrise--7:33-------7:35-------7:35-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
193--111351-1-1---------
Temp. °C202020212120191918171719181817181718192121201919
Feels °C (?)181919212119171615141315141515161416171919201819
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