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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 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
18.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 3AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
5
5
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
6
5
5
5
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4.5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)171615151414131316151515151514141313111212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)462146054829428436193294245627377188745980929491959988697441649657216962677476026596522640643295
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
1.80
12:45PM
1.73
1:02AM
1.92
1:22PM
1.82
1:38AM
2.03
1:56PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
0.56
6:38AM
0.49
6:45PM
0.45
7:16AM
0.38
7:21PM
0.36
7:51AM
0.29
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----8:08-------8:08-------8:08---
Sunset-------6:23-------6:24-------6:25
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rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
-11--------1--1111121---
Temp. °C161616151416161615141415151616161617181716161615
Feels °C (?)14151411101211111010910101212121112131212121211
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