Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 WEST
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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
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (30 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (30 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
0.9
NNW
1.1
NW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)101010109999999999991817161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1242140316011563157515921693150314701610169618501968177415641437559663717666675640482469
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
2.07
1:31PM
1.96
1:42AM
2.18
2:07PM
2.06
2:18AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51PM
0.40
7:24AM
0.20
7:32PM
0.27
8:00AM
0.11
8:07PM
0.18
8:31AM
0.06
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:58-------7:56-------7:56-
Sunset-8:23-------8:24-------8:25------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171614141313151617161413131314171817141414141718
Feels °C (?)15141211101012121413109101011141615131313131617
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