Surf Forecast Surf Report

Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 May 2025 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
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 1PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (11 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NE
0.6
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
NW
1
WNW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
1.1
WNW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
NW
1
NW
Period(s) (?)777776615161615141414131313131313121212121111111110101010101099991111111610101410131313912121110111010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3303974303452691811471812773533874785575044825144995605514694264123993303022912422181731571251221091077673715687107149153175171189200212205212214272303270237265270255260245245
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
0
E
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassonglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassonglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
1.96
2:13PM
2.00
2:26AM
1.96
2:44PM
2.03
2:59AM
1.94
3:15PM
2.03
3:33AM
1.90
3:48PM
1.99
4:07AM
1.83
4:23PM
1.94
4:43AM
1.76
5:01PM
1.88
5:23AM
1.67
5:45PM
1.81
6:12AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
0.27
8:18PM
0.29
8:29AM
0.26
8:50PM
0.27
9:00AM
0.28
9:24PM
0.28
9:32AM
0.32
9:58PM
0.32
10:05AM
0.38
10:35PM
0.39
10:41AM
0.45
11:15PM
0.47
11:21AM
0.52
12:02AM
0.54
12:09PM
0.60
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--7:11-------7:11-------7:09-------7:09-------7:07-------7:07-------7:07-------7:05-
Sunset-----8:55-------8:55-------8:57-------8:58-------8:59-------8:59-------9:00------
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Rain (mm)
1221--------------------------------------------------------
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