Faial 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Faial today (12 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial at 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jun)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (12 Jun)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (12 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 12					Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Mon 15
	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	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	183	160	142	142	111	102	113	140	187	175	209	199	177	145	109	112	109	95	91	91	102	92	98	66
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		12:24PM1.97m				00:46AM2.02m					1:15PM2.10m				1:41AM2.09m				2:06PM2.21m				2:34AM2.14m
Low Tide				6:33PM0.30m				6:58AM0.19m					7:27PM0.17m				7:49AM0.13m				8:20PM0.06m


	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—
	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	9:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	22	22	21	18	18	17	17	21	22	22	21	18	17	17	17	20	22	22	21	17	18	18	18
Feels °C	20	23	23	22	18	18	16	16	20	21	21	20	17	16	16	16	19	21	21	19	16	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	183	160	142	142	111	96	84	74	187	175	209	199	177	145	61	62	62	55	40	38	55	50	47	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NW 13	NW 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10
kJ	70	61	42	41	39	38	113	140	70	84	86	82	61	61	97	94	71	52	54	54	51	48	48	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	NW 14	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 7
kJ	69	37	36	60	59	102	38	26	25	25	57	65	31	32	43	40	39	42	41	56	25	23	21	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 8	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	71	68	86	85	137	89	109	112	109	95	91	91	102	92	98	66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Machico Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Machico Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	13	12	17	13	17	17	17	17	12	17	17	17	19	19	26	17	19	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira	Faja da Areia	Faja da Areia	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Lugar De Baixo	Jardim do Mar	Cabo Girao	Lugar De Baixo	Lugar De Baixo	Ponta Pequena	Lugar De Baixo	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Madalena do Mar	Lugar De Baixo	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal	Praia do Norte Beira	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Paul do Mar Madeira	Praia do Norte Beira	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Cavalos de Fao Douro & Minho	Lugar De Baixo Madeira	Cordoama Algarve	Vila Praia de Ancora Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Lage do Pescador Algarve	Cordoama Algarve	Ponta Ruiva Algarve	Lugar De Baixo Madeira	Supertubos Peniche	Praia do Norte Beira	Supertubos Peniche	Afife Douro & Minho
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	8	9	6	4	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	5	9	5	5	5

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