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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 12 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
17.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 7AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (13 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.1
NW
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.7
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)1313127711111110161616161515151514141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6895274143423132782472861823907051411264929373156307229132570232519621905187617081575
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
1.43
10:17AM
1.38
10:43PM
1.57
11:17AM
1.53
11:32PM
1.74
11:58AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:02AM
0.84
4:19PM
0.82
5:09AM
0.69
5:16PM
0.66
5:51AM
0.51
5:56PM
0.49
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----7:20-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:13-------7:14-------7:14
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515141516161614141414161717161414141415171716
Feels °C (?)121212111313141411121212151515141212121213151515
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