Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial at 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 9 | W 10 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 253 | 305 | 386 | 386 | 386 | 335 | 281 | 378 | 169 | 164 | 135 | 99 | 96 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 98 | 120 | 641 | 697 | 455 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.99m | 11:37PM1.92m | 11:49AM2.04m | 00:16AM2.02m | 12:29PM2.07m | 00:51AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.45m | 5:26PM0.26m | 5:41AM0.35m | 6:05PM0.21m | 6:21AM0.26m | 6:39PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | 6:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 10 | W 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 8 | NW 12 | S 7 | S 8 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 263 | 253 | 205 | 386 | 386 | 386 | 335 | 281 | 378 | 169 | 164 | 135 | 99 | 96 | 57 | 27 | 26 | 52 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 75 | 120 | 349 | 240 | 399 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | WNW 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 212 | 242 | 305 | 185 | 149 | 146 | 113 | 111 | 82 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 56 | 55 | 20 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 98 | 14 | 169 | 217 | 455 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 9 | S 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | WNW 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 38 | 55 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 172 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 55 | 46 | 35 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 123 | 217 | 325 | 899 | 641 | 697 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 473 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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