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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 15 Mar 2026 WET
Forecast 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
17.4° 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: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Mar)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (15 Mar)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
2.2
N
1.8
NNW
1.4
NW
1.7
NW
1.9
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313121313131817161514141313121817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24982162213018761734213515511961184316221701153510281381167719162307190315471200106762510152731
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		onononononononononglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
1.70
12:10AM
1.93
12:33PM
1.87
12:44AM
2.10
1:06PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51AM
0.51
5:56PM
0.49
6:26AM
0.33
6:31PM
0.33
6:58AM
0.17
7:05PM
0.19
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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Sunset-----7:14-------7:15-------7:15--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141416171717161515151516161616151514161716171514
Feels °C (?)121315161616151313131415161616151513151615161312
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