Faial 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.79° N 16.85° W

Issued: 6 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Faial sea temperature is

24.7°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 (05 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (05 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 5							Sunday 6								Monday 7
	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	0	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)	NW 9	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNW 15	N 15	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	61	58	47	48	48	41	48	76	109	143	249	220	258	246	193	190	200	196	187	367	355	343	278
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-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			9:00AM1.64m				9:57PM1.55m					10:37AM1.71m				11:27PM1.65m				11:52AM1.88m
Low Tide	2:26AM0.67m				3:32PM0.65m					4:10AM0.68m				5:12PM0.54m				5:35AM0.56m				6:21PM0.36m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:24	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	22	25	25	23	20	20	20	20	23	24	24	23	21	21	20	20	23	24	25	23	20
Feels °C	20	20	22	25	26	23	20	20	19	19	23	24	23	23	21	21	20	20	23	24	25	23	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11
kJ	61	58	47	48	48	35	48	48	47	143	249	220	258	246	193	190	200	141	166	367	355	343	278
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNW 15	N 15	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NW 13	NW 12	NNW 10	N 10	NNW 10	NNW 10
kJ	14	14	14	7	7	4	8	76	109	47	35	35	88	99	127	176	123	196	187	60	51	32	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 11	ENE 6	S 11	S 11	WNW 15	NW 14	NW 9	NW 15	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NNW 11	NNW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	4	4	4	14	13	13	10	4	10	10	21	53	37	110	137	155	147	91	91	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7
kJ	35	34	34	34	29	41	38	36	43	70	77	69	80	103	105	118	122	147	159	164	209	196	226
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Madalena do Mar 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	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira	Pizo Madeira
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	26	26	26	26	28	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	1	1	3	2	4	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	9	9	9	9	7	8	5	5	5	8	9

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