Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 6AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (07 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (07 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
3
6
7
6
6
7
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
1.7
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5.5
NNW
6.5
NNW
6.5
N
4.5
NNE
4
NNE
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)131212161615161615151514141414141413121212121312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82212091602151179129561108369985881582428129813484518266862893669735946511879124586023469325742071
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.69
5:49PM
1.73
6:12AM
1.54
6:35PM
1.60
7:08AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
0.45
11:29AM
0.55
12:02AM
0.60
12:09PM
0.69
12:55AM
0.74
1:06PM
0.81
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----7:48-------7:47-------7:45---
Sunset-------8:30-------8:31-------8:31
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1--------------21223311
Temp. °C161514141314151413131213141616151414141415151515
Feels °C (?)141288789878778101097667891011
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