Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial at 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 108 | 135 | 157 | 146 | 140 | 136 | 133 | 84 | 102 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 41 | 39 | 55 | 66 | 94 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:34AM1.82m | 12:57PM2.04m | 1:30AM1.96m | 1:49PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.39m | 6:40AM0.39m | 7:20PM0.21m | 7:33AM0.24m | 8:09PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 108 | 135 | 157 | 146 | 140 | 136 | 133 | 84 | 102 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 41 | 39 | 55 | 66 | 94 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | ENE 4 | WNW 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | N 9 | N 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ENE 4 | N 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 35 | 58 | 57 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 29 | 8 | 8 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 26 |
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