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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 16 Mar 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
17.5° 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: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (17 Mar)7ft (2.2m)18s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
4
5
4
4
6
8
7
7
7
6
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNW
1.9
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.5
NW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NW
Period(s) (?)171615141413131218171616151413121417161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15701916230719291570120010676252894269936484128407964724063283146279827709371536575535045705239
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
0
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
30
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
2.10
1:06PM
2.02
1:17AM
2.25
1:39PM
2.15
1:51AM
2.35
2:13PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:31PM
0.33
6:58AM
0.17
7:05PM
0.19
7:31AM
0.03
7:39PM
0.08
8:04AM
-0.06
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----7:15-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
-----121--43-2221-1--22-
Temp. °C161615151617171715151413131211111110101012101012
Feels °C (?)171715141617161613139799678887107810
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