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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 WET
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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
22.0° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (20 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.4
NE
1.5
NNE
0.8
WNW
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
Period(s) (?)11111111111111871577888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)225263263214210167167204243272387418478505535549629725808848808816603603
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		onononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:29AM
2.04
1:46PM
1.93
2:01AM
2.04
2:20PM
1.90
2:34AM
2.01
2:53PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
0.27
7:37AM
0.27
7:46PM
0.28
8:11AM
0.27
8:18PM
0.32
8:45AM
0.31
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise----7:41-------7:41-------7:43---
Sunset-------6:02-------6:02-------6:02
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818171819191818171718181818171817171717181918
Feels °C (?)171718161717171615151415151514141413141414141515
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