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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 19 Mar 2026 WET
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
17.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 1AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
3.5
NNW
3
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.7
N
0.7
NW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.2
NNE
1.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)14141414141413131313131313121212121110111111109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7244715242583315273421801887144912451060880787722598477399368285106123249198275304
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrossoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
2.23
2:26AM
2.38
2:48PM
2.26
3:04AM
2.34
3:26PM
2.23
3:44AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
0.01
8:38AM
-0.08
8:51PM
-0.01
9:14AM
-0.03
9:30PM
0.04
9:52AM
0.08
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------7:11-------7:09-------7:09-
Sunset-7:16-------7:17-------7:19------
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1-141-1111-----11---111
Temp. °C151414141414151616161515151516181717161515151617
Feels °C (?)109881011121414151313141314161516161514131415
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