Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 19 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 8AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
1.2
ENE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
Period(s) (?)111056101010101010106666777778101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207192155179121988886987494103786866444442444281024193019311526
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
W
10
SW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45AM
2.29
4:06PM
2.27
4:30AM
2.17
4:51PM
2.18
5:20AM
1.99
5:42PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
-0.03
9:52AM
-0.00
10:16PM
0.02
10:34AM
0.12
11:05PM
0.13
11:21AM
0.29
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----7:33-------7:31-------7:31---
Sunset-------8:39-------8:39-------8:40
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C171717182021222219191818202121201818171616161514
Feels °C (?)161616171920202017181616202120201816141212121110
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