Faial 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.79° N 16.85° W

Issued: 12 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Faial sea temperature is

24.2° C

Faial surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Faial today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (19 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	WNW 8	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	24	26	25	30	37	21	28	31	37	39	38	38	40	48	51	66	85	92	87	104	103	100	100	101
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW
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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:19AM1.88m				6:36PM2.03m					7:05AM1.77m				7:24PM1.84m				7:57AM1.66m				8:18PM1.67m
Low Tide	00:10AM0.20m				12:15PM0.35m				00:54AM0.35m					1:03PM0.49m				1:41AM0.50m				1:58PM0.62m


	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:13	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	22	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	22	23	23	23	21	20	21	21	22	23	24	22	21
Feels °C	21	20	21	22	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	22	23	23	23	21	20	21	21	22	23	24	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	E 5	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	SSW 15	WNW 11	NW 11	NW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	24	23	22	22	22	18	20	19	19	11	10	10	10	10	9	42	47	30	30	45	59	57	38	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	N 6	N 6	N 6	S 16	WNW 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NNW 9	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 7	SSW 15	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	24	3	3	2	21	21	25	25	25	25	24	8	17	21	41	5	21	15	14	14	16	17	12	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	SSW 18	S 18	S 17	NW 8	SSW 16	NW 8	NW 8	NW 10	NNW 9	NW 9	SSW 16	NNW 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NNW 8	SSW 14	NNW 8	NNW 8	S 15	S 9	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	2	30	24	6	2	25	2	2	4	8	3	24	8	13	13	12	7	21	6	6	4	1	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	N 4	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	4	26	25	30	37	13	28	31	37	39	38	38	40	48	51	66	85	92	87	104	103	100	100	101
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	21	21	28	35	35	21	17	17	26	26	26	35	35	26	21	26	26	21	21	26	26	19	26	26
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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