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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 18 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Faial today?
The current surf forecast for Faial at 6PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 393 | 303 | 303 | 263 | 207 | 192 | 192 | 138 | 180 | 177 | 179 | 165 | 205 | 98 | 94 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 96 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:25PM 2.31 | 3:45AM 2.29 | 4:06PM 2.27 | 4:30AM 2.17 | 4:51PM 2.18 | 5:20AM 1.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:12AM -0.07 | 9:32PM -0.03 | 9:52AM -0.00 | 10:16PM 0.02 | 10:34AM 0.12 | 11:05PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
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