Faial 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.79° N 16.85° W

Issued: 11 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial sea temperature is

22.6°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	14s
Evening (27 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NNW 13	NW 13	NNW 12	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	298	606	289	582	811	1019	1358	1242	1266	846	862	1329	1180	998	760	984	749
Wind (km/h)	ENE	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:00AM2.27m				2:19PM2.24m				2:40AM2.26m					3:03PM2.15m
Low Tide	7:46PM-0.01m				8:07AM0.01m				8:25PM0.02m				8:50AM0.03m


	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	1
Temp °C	20	19	19	19	20	20	21	20	19	19	20	20	20	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	22	20	20	20	20	20	22	21	19	20	22	22	21	23	22	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NNW 13	NW 13	NNW 12	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12
kJ	298	606	282	582	811	1019	1358	1242	1266	846	689	1329	1180	998	703	984	749
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 5	NNW 13	E 5	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 11
kJ	29	20	289	13	121	121	139	249	198	653	862	488	545	626	760	419	393
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	WNW 16	E 5	WNW 15	E 5	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 15	N 12	NW 12
kJ	179	51	13	87	12	102	99	94	89	83	79	82	54	29	109	25	118
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	13	12	8	7	10	8	12	13	15	16	16	18	19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Faial Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Ponta Delgada Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Faja da Areia Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Faial Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	2	2	4	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	19	13	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	0	19	19	19	19	19	19
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	1	3	4	4	2	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5

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