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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faial today?
The current surf forecast for Faial at 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | |
368 | 337 | 325 | 270 | 254 | 249 | 198 | 195 | 202 | 299 | 283 | 709 | 788 | 848 | 829 | 807 | 796 | 732 | 612 | 569 | 553 | 472 | 421 | 421 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:38PM2.00m | 1:50AM2.06m | 2:11PM2.06m | 2:24AM2.06m | 2:42PM2.08m | 2:57AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.22m | 7:41PM0.28m | 7:59AM0.19m | 8:15PM0.23m | 8:29AM0.19m | 8:48PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | 8:49 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
 kJ | 368 | 337 | 325 | 270 | 254 | 249 | 198 | 195 | 202 | 206 | 245 | 343 | 422 | 430 | 829 | 807 | 796 | 732 | 612 | 569 | 553 | 472 | 421 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 99 | 105 | 110 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 299 | 283 | 709 | 788 | 848 | 430 | 363 | 350 | 343 | 276 | 260 | 250 | 205 | 197 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NW 16 | NNE 7 | NW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 42 | 176 | 53 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 51 | 51 | 70 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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