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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 09 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 6AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | |
3222 | 2663 | 2217 | 2023 | 1768 | 1666 | 1262 | 734 | 616 | 1013 | 968 | 1069 | 1164 | 1713 | 1484 | 1190 | 1413 | 1821 | 2136 | 2067 | 1747 | 1694 | 1569 | 1271 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:00AM1.43m | 8:29PM1.61m | 9:18AM1.46m | 9:40PM1.66m | 10:27AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.72m | 1:56PM0.77m | 3:03AM0.70m | 3:14PM0.76m | 4:12AM0.61m | 4:24PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 |
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1768 | 1666 | 1262 | 522 | 501 | 1013 | 968 | 1069 | 1164 | 1713 | 1484 | 1190 | 1413 | 1821 | 2136 | 2067 | 1747 | 1694 | 1569 | 1271 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | N 13 | SSW 18 | N 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 261 | 56 | 87 | 153 | 243 | 305 | 259 | 68 | 62 | 119 | 103 | 115 | 100 | 92 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | N 15 | N 15 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSW 19 | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 102 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 3222 | 2663 | 2217 | 2023 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 734 | 616 | 15 | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 490 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 490 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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