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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faial today?
The current surf forecast for Faial at 10AM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 3.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 20ft (6.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 25ft (7.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 978 | 1284 | 2267 | 4546 | 21021 | 12381 | 39118 | 34357 | 30563 | 28547 | 26490 | 25593 | 9956 | 9589 | 6708 | 5024 | 3665 | 3104 | 2212 | 1725 | 1575 | 1325 | 1367 | 1242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:46AM 1.76 | 8:35PM 1.56 | 8:52AM 1.69 | 9:38PM 1.59 | 9:54AM 1.67 | 10:33PM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:21AM 0.67 | 2:19PM 0.57 | 2:33AM 0.71 | 3:21PM 0.59 | 3:42AM 0.69 | 4:16PM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
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