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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 WET
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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 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)--
Evening (12 Jan)--

Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
1.8
NW
2.1
N
Period(s) (?)121212111112121010101014141414131313131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33926919614599152722612118716092052507276757320653554454391378534032581228119329281049
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
1.52
8:52AM
1.51
9:39PM
1.53
10:07AM
1.50
10:45PM
1.59
11:12AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
0.78
3:10PM
0.73
3:54AM
0.77
4:19PM
0.72
5:03AM
0.70
5:18PM
0.65
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----8:10-------8:10-------8:10---
Sunset-------6:20-------6:21-------6:22
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------22--------------
Temp. °C151515151518181717161515151616151414131314161615
Feels °C (?)1615141414161615151110101011111110109911131413
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