Faial Surf Forecast

/ Madeira (21 surf breaks) /

Portugal (226 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 WEST

Forecast 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 20.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial at 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Afternoon (31 May)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Evening (31 May)	6ft (1.8m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 31					Monday 1								Tuesday 2								Wed 3
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	394	401	340	340	318	318	327	327	318	293	262	239	239	218	198	174	247	280	270	301	323	690	659	589
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:53PM2.00m				3:13AM1.86m				3:28PM2.00m				3:49AM1.83m					4:05PM1.97m				4:25AM1.77m
Low Tide	8:37AM0.34m				9:04PM0.31m				9:11AM0.35m				9:40PM0.33m				9:46AM0.38m					10:17PM0.37m


	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—
	—	—	—	9:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:09	—	—	—	9:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	21	20	17	17	17	17	20	21	22	20	18	18	19	18	21	21	21	20	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	17	18	19	18	15	15	15	16	19	20	22	19	18	18	19	18	21	21	21	19	15	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12
kJ	394	401	340	340	286	246	194	190	154	154	120	100	106	94	64	158	247	280	270	265	275	690	659	589
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	WNW 12	WNW 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	WNW 15	NW 14	WNW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	59	57	55	59	57	55	90	87	86	84	83	82	79	75	58	45	71	70	148	301	323	37	36	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	WNW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	NNW 12	NW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10
kJ	34	34	17	17	16	15	14	14	11	11	11	11	12	33	72	71	14	64	70	69	67	22	21	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7
kJ	219	255	293	318	318	318	327	327	318	293	262	239	239	218	198	174	164	162	141	152	172	184	196	215
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Machico Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	12	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4

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