Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial at 8PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 936 | 1077 | 886 | 862 | 704 | 609 | 609 | 572 | 479 | 502 | 502 | 479 | 421 | 414 | 365 | 293 | 283 | 211 | 207 | 149 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 12:52PM1.90m | 1:15AM1.84m | 1:25PM2.06m | 1:47AM1.98m | 1:57PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.36m | 7:13AM0.37m | 7:39PM0.21m | 7:45AM0.24m | 8:10PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 936 | 1077 | 886 | 862 | 704 | 609 | 609 | 572 | 479 | 502 | 502 | 479 | 421 | 414 | 365 | 293 | 283 | 211 | 207 | 149 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 7 | NNW 17 |
| kJ | 38 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | W 8 | W 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | NNE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 79 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 30 | 27 | — | — | 23 | 30 | 19 | — | — | 11 | 12 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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