Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial at 5PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 493 | 667 | 846 | 953 | 933 | 913 | 961 | 997 | 997 | 975 | 940 | 873 | 826 | 721 | 675 | 532 | 464 | 384 | 424 | 348 | 296 |
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 |
High Tide | 6:34PM1.54m | 6:59AM1.56m | 7:38PM1.38m | 8:20AM1.45m | 9:25PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.61m | 00:32AM0.71m | 1:18PM0.77m | 1:35AM0.85m | 2:57PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 128 | 154 | 169 | 160 | 133 | 127 | 100 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 75 | 55 | 73 | 55 | 83 | 61 | 45 | 153 | 424 | 348 | 296 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 9 | N 18 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 15 | N 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 42 | 36 | 31 | 54 | 81 | 69 | 168 | 236 | 228 | 280 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 9 | NNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | N 18 | SSW 13 | NNW 17 | N 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 50 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 34 | 17 | 57 | 17 | 92 | 132 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 493 | 667 | 846 | 953 | 933 | 913 | 961 | 997 | 997 | 975 | 940 | 873 | 826 | 721 | 675 | 532 | 464 | 384 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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