Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial at 8AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 92 | 131 | 119 | 97 | 97 | 107 | 120 | 123 | 198 | 184 | 245 | 273 | 262 | 168 | 154 | 397 | 2212 | 2844 | 2938 | 2512 | 2208 | 1966 | 1685 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.47m | 10:05PM1.37m | 10:49AM1.49m | 11:34PM1.43m | 12:00PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.81m | 3:42PM0.83m | 4:13AM0.85m | 5:21PM0.79m | 5:38AM0.77m | 6:24PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 100 | 58 | 124 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 120 | 106 | 79 | 77 | 245 | 273 | 262 | 168 | 154 | 194 | 2212 | 2844 | 2938 | 2512 | 2208 | 1966 | 1685 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | N 12 | NNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 84 | 84 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 107 | 103 | 123 | 198 | 184 | 31 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 44 | 397 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 13 | NNW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 12 | SSW 13 | N 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | — | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 50 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 97 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 58 | 60 | 15 | 14 | 22 | — | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 92 | 131 | 119 | 97 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 0 | 0 |
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