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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 09 Jan 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
18.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
N
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.9
NW
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NW
0.9
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.9
NNW
Period(s) (?)99991412111414131312121212121214141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)300248206158126133931941231381702273043593252475481127907767713585339250
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
0
SSE
0
S
5
S
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
5:54AM
1.92
6:26PM
1.66
6:43AM
1.75
7:21PM
1.57
7:41AM
1.61
8:26PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
0.46
12:21AM
0.59
1:03PM
0.58
1:19AM
0.71
2:01PM
0.68
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise--8:10-------8:10-------8:10-----
Sunset-----6:17-------6:19-------6:19--
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141515171716151515141416171615151514151717171615
Feels °C (?)141414161515141414131316161616161514151718181715
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