Faial 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.79° N 16.85° W

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Faial sea temperature is

23.8°C

Faial surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Faial today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial at 3AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	9s
Evening (09 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	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 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	686	839	839	737	773	767	784	721	747	686	589	524	432	370	306	250	212	174	123	115	91	86	86	65
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		1:41AM2.09m				1:53PM2.26m				2:16AM2.16m				2:29PM2.26m				2:49AM2.19m				3:04PM2.21m
Low Tide				7:42AM0.16m				8:07PM0.03m				8:18AM0.10m				8:39PM0.03m				8:52AM0.08m				9:10PM0.08m


	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	19	21	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	21	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	21	23	23	22	20
Feels °C	17	17	17	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	21	22	21	21	19	19	17	18	21	23	23	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	NNW 10	NNW 13	NNW 10	NNW 11	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 8	NNE 7	E 6	NNE 7	E 7
kJ	30	43	98	155	75	86	83	149	116	116	92	77	432	370	306	250	212	174	123	115	91	20	86	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	NNW 11	S 11	NNW 12	NNW 10	NNW 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NW 9	NNW 9	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	NW 13	E 7	NW 12
kJ	10	9	47	9	89	69	38	9	9	2	8	8	55	54	36	35	22	16	13	19	20	59	23	51
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	—	S 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 18	S 13	S 13	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 14	NNW 9	NW 13	NW 13	S 13	NW 12	NNW 15
kJ	4	—	9	12	9	9	9	6	3	4	6	5	20	20	20	20	20	16	7	28	44	14	73	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 7	—	NNE 7
kJ	686	839	839	737	773	767	784	721	747	686	589	524	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	86	—	65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Madalena do Mar Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Faja da Areia Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Cais do Funchal Madeira
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	35	26	26	26	35	26	509	35	28	13	13	19	26	17
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	4	5	6	6

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