Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 20 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 12AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
NNE
1.8
WNW
2.4
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)699768101010101013121212121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6457573526265717642216204717341234239318031384121787210071914186621072548218316971400
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WSW
0
SSW
0
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassoffoffglassglassglassoffcross-
off
offglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
2.18
5:20AM
1.99
5:42PM
2.05
6:18AM
1.80
6:42PM
1.90
7:29AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.13
11:21AM
0.29
12:00AM
0.29
12:16PM
0.47
1:10AM
0.44
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:31-------7:30-------7:28-
Sunset-8:39-------8:40-------8:42------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212018181616151415151414141315171717161515141718
Feels °C (?)20191715111211911121213131213161617161414131718
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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