Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 6AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
Period(s) (?)141413131212131212121111111110101010101010111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)164816291459131410799761120934897859723607567457405394312267291273252307251222
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
1.51
10:35AM
1.68
11:30PM
1.59
11:50AM
1.82
12:30AM
1.73
12:44PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10AM
0.74
5:16PM
0.57
5:36AM
0.63
6:22PM
0.42
6:32AM
0.49
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise----7:50-------7:50-------7:52---
Sunset-------8:13-------8:10-------8:09
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202020202124242120202020232525242222212225272725
Feels °C (?)212021202225252221212121252626272524232427282827
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Madeira

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Faial (calm at Funchal 12 km from Faial). 1.5m 13s groundswell from the NW with a 1.5m 6s windswell from the NE and a 0.9m 12s groundswell from the N. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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