Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | NW 10 | NNW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 771 | 626 | 616 | 616 | 605 | 605 | 595 | 585 | 575 | 317 | 268 | 263 | 300 | 243 | 327 | 283 | 316 | 653 | 260 | 296 | 515 | 300 | 195 | 713 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:50AM2.18m | 3:03PM2.30m | 3:24AM2.22m | 3:38PM2.27m | 3:59AM2.20m | 4:17PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.06m | 9:13PM-0.02m | 9:26AM0.04m | 9:47PM0.01m | 10:04AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 771 | 626 | 616 | 616 | 605 | 605 | 595 | 585 | 575 | 317 | 268 | 263 | 300 | 243 | 327 | 283 | 316 | 653 | 239 | 296 | 515 | 300 | 183 | 713 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 12 | N 15 | N 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 9 | N 12 | NW 12 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 152 | 170 | 133 | 98 | 159 | 209 | 261 | 239 | 114 | 260 | 198 | 28 | 104 | 195 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | N 16 | N 16 | N 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NW 12 | SSW 9 | NNW 11 | N 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 58 | 57 | 42 | 139 | 134 | 66 | 59 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 37 | 16 | 42 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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