Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial at 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 121 | 125 | 125 | 165 | 205 | 256 | 217 | 217 | 221 | 171 | 167 | 167 | 171 | 212 | 232 | 237 | 216 | 238 | 238 | 232 | 201 | 196 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:57AM1.58m | 9:25PM1.54m | 10:08AM1.55m | 10:42PM1.49m | 11:19AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.63m | 3:06PM0.72m | 3:39AM0.72m | 4:26PM0.76m | 4:52AM0.73m | 5:41PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 9 | NNE 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 37 | 35 | 125 | 165 | 205 | 256 | 217 | 27 | 221 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | E 5 | WNW 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 13 | E 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 15 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 121 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | 217 | — | 171 | 167 | 167 | 171 | 212 | 232 | 237 | 216 | 238 | 238 | 232 | 201 | 196 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 526 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 882 | 511 | 35 | 26 |
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