Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 72 | 108 | 184 | 322 | 322 | 302 | 452 | 526 | 481 | 460 | 380 | 319 | 311 | 273 | 266 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:12PM1.75m | 10:57AM1.77m | 11:27PM1.80m | 12:04PM1.90m | 00:34AM1.89m | 1:03PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.47m | 5:10PM0.50m | 5:42AM0.41m | 6:20PM0.37m | 6:44AM0.31m | 7:21PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 5 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 32 | 322 | 322 | 302 | 452 | 526 | 481 | 460 | 380 | 319 | 311 | 273 | 266 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NW 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 33 | 79 | 20 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 37 | 72 | 63 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 15 | 15 | — | 9 | 19 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 108 | 184 | — | — | 94 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 525 | 480 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
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