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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 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
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faial today?
The current surf forecast for Faial at 9AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 101mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | |
82 | 80 | 51 | 129 | 175 | 154 | 122 | 111 | 111 | 108 | 192 | 201 | 119 | 112 | 71 | 146 | 146 | 177 | 182 | 149 | 146 | 120 | 99 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:38AM1.78m | 4:53PM1.88m | 5:15AM1.67m | 5:33PM1.78m | 5:57AM1.56m | 6:20PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.35m | 10:34AM0.44m | 11:06PM0.46m | 11:11AM0.54m | 11:49PM0.57m | 11:53AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | ENE 5 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | E 5 | N 9 | N 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
 kJ | 82 | 34 | 34 | 90 | 70 | 72 | 92 | 111 | 111 | 108 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 112 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 177 | 182 | 149 | 146 | 120 | 99 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | N 8 | NNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 5 | N 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 80 | 46 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | W 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 51 | 129 | 175 | 154 | 122 | 77 | 53 | 50 | 192 | 201 | 119 | 12 | 71 | 146 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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