Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 4PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (10 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
N
3
N
3
NNW
3
N
3
N
3
N
1.6
NW
3
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
2.5
NNE
1.6
NNW
1.9
NNW
2
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
Period(s) (?)991010991699999131414131514141616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15871603158514621485121911781219111396384687291513571447238044453911364452295296564555344504
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
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
/ height (m)
8:41AM
1.33
9:24PM
1.48
10:22AM
1.39
10:46PM
1.59
11:28AM
1.53
11:41PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
0.87
4:06AM
0.80
4:20PM
0.82
5:17AM
0.67
5:25PM
0.68
6:04AM
0.49
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise--------7:43-------7:41-------
Sunset---8:32-------8:34-------8:34----
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1----------11-----------
Temp. °C161717171514141516171816151413121415151413131212
Feels °C (?)121314131191012131415131110879111110101099
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