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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 WESTForecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faial today?
The current surf forecast for Faial at 3PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | |
1069 | 1713 | 1643 | 1484 | 1277 | 1628 | 1805 | 2081 | 1855 | 1647 | 1605 | 1444 | 1617 | 1783 | 1699 | 1624 | 1455 | 1288 | 1107 | 969 | 859 | 743 | 714 | 601 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:18AM1.46m | 9:40PM1.66m | 10:27AM1.56m | 10:41PM1.76m | 11:23AM1.71m | 11:34PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.76m | 4:12AM0.61m | 4:24PM0.68m | 5:07AM0.47m | 5:22PM0.55m | 5:55AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | 8:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
 kJ | 1069 | 1713 | 1643 | 1484 | 1277 | 1628 | 1805 | 2081 | 1855 | 1647 | 1605 | 1444 | 1617 | 1783 | 1699 | 1624 | 1455 | 1288 | 1107 | 969 | 859 | 743 | 714 | 601 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | N 13 | N 13 | SSW 18 | N 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 368 | 36 | 68 | 55 | 119 | 103 | 115 | 100 | 92 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 41 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 14 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 61 | 2 | 102 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 12 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
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