Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 451 | 392 | 292 | 287 | 205 | 202 | 205 | 147 | 426 | 787 | 581 | 693 | 668 | 785 | 1690 | 1621 | 1487 | 1294 | 1042 | 1026 | 995 | 1217 | 1236 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.72m | 11:58PM1.67m | 12:07PM1.87m | 00:35AM1.84m | 12:44PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.71m | 5:48PM0.53m | 5:55AM0.56m | 6:25PM0.36m | 6:34AM0.41m | 6:59PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 451 | 392 | 292 | 287 | 205 | 202 | 205 | 147 | 426 | 787 | 581 | 693 | 668 | 785 | 1690 | 1621 | 1487 | 1294 | 1042 | 1026 | 995 | 1217 | 1236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 16 | WNW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 12 | WNW 9 | N 16 |
| kJ | 72 | 45 | 73 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 107 | 31 | 31 | 322 | 322 | 384 | 513 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | S 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 13 | N 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 7 | S 13 | NNW 16 | E 6 | S 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 153 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 286 | 281 | 211 | 203 | 89 | 90 | 79 | 83 | 77 | 62 | 34 | 34 | 37 | — | 31 | 29 | 27 | 49 | 138 | 143 | 105 | 101 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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