Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 04 May 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
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 134mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
8
0.8
N
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
8
1.1
N
9
0.8
N
8
1
N
8
1
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.8
NNW
8
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
5
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.9
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
125
77
74
73
189
82
131
133
46
90
130
141
139
110
111
86
105
186
156
108
74
98
100
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
E
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:04AM1.88m
4:18PM1.97m
4:38AM1.78m
4:53PM1.88m
5:15AM1.67m
5:33PM1.78m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.35m
10:29PM0.35m
10:34AM0.44m
11:06PM0.46m
11:11AM0.54m
11:49PM0.57m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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7:16
7:16
7:16
7:15
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8:51
8:51
8:52
8:52
1
2
7
4
5
11
21
28
33
15
5
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
15
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
12
12
14
15
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
N
9
0.8
N
8
1
N
8
1
NNE
8
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
Energy kJ
102
80
61
40
44
189
82
131
133
27
90
70
72
72
92
111
86
105
21
23
108
74
98
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
10
0.8
N
10
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.7
NE
6
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.6
N
8
0.7
NE
6
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.2
W
8
0.3
N
9
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
78
125
21
74
73
30
35
28
19
45
32
15
13
14
6
6
34
32
6
13
15
15
9
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
S
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.1
S
15
0.2
W
8
0.3
NNE
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
10
Energy kJ
5
2
77
45
45
13
33
19
22
46
19
2
2
5
5
5
6
6
4
5
15
33
5
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.8
E
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
5
1.2
E
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
7
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
1
6
7
6
3
32
130
141
139
110
76
18
17
186
156
10
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
4
28
0
0
0
0
0
13
35
35
35
35
35
35
473
26
26
26
26
13
26
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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