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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 29 Nov 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faial today?
The current surf forecast for Faial at 7AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 471 | 330 | 324 | 314 | 389 | 331 | 483 | 373 | 373 | 612 | 996 | 689 | 636 | 407 | 1355 | 1186 | 1011 | 382 | 464 | 875 | 749 | 749 | 715 | 566 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:21AM 1.76 | 9:12PM 1.65 | 9:27AM 1.84 | 10:12PM 1.80 | 10:27AM 1.95 | 11:06PM 1.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:59AM 0.69 | 2:53PM 0.50 | 3:11AM 0.61 | 3:54PM 0.38 | 4:15AM 0.48 | 4:48PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tue 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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