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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 WETForecast 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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faial today?
The current surf forecast for Faial at 8PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 539 | 645 | 737 | 1050 | 1271 | 1469 | 1699 | 1357 | 1433 | 1210 | 1012 | 866 | 1004 | 942 | 904 | 1064 | 1187 | 1151 | 1159 | 1185 | 1302 | 1372 | 1464 | 1591 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:40PM 1.66 | 9:44AM 1.54 | 10:10PM 1.77 | 10:58AM 1.67 | 11:14PM 1.92 | 11:50AM 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:07PM 0.74 | 3:25AM 0.61 | 3:50PM 0.69 | 4:47AM 0.48 | 5:01PM 0.55 | 5:42AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
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