Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 11PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2
NW
11
2
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
806
886
1220
1131
1065
949
932
791
698
615
580
478
425
250
245
257
241
183
120
97
95
107
86
86
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:58PM1.79m
8:58AM1.55m
9:25PM1.76m
10:25AM1.58m
10:44PM1.82m
11:32AM1.68m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.63m
2:38AM0.54m
2:58PM0.70m
4:10AM0.53m
4:26PM0.66m
5:21AM0.45m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:28
7:26
7:24
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8:42
8:43
8:44
8:45
Temp °C
19
19
17
17
17
16
17
19
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
16
18
19
19
17
18
18
15
16
18
16
16
16
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2
NW
11
2
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
Energy kJ
806
886
1220
1131
1065
949
932
791
698
615
580
478
425
250
245
257
241
183
120
97
95
107
86
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
11
1
NNW
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.1
W
13
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
Energy kJ
298
294
12
23
22
22
22
22
20
20
20
19
18
96
80
8
8
8
57
33
33
3
8
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.3
NNW
15
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
13
0.2
WNW
12
Energy kJ
11
43
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
2
2
2
2
9
9
3
3
3
7
7
7
2
3
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
Energy kJ
9
7
1
2
2
3
5
12
21
34
47
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
19
13
13
13
19
13
13
13
13
19
19
19
19
26
26
26
26
26
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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