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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 04 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faial today?
The current surf forecast for Faial at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 134mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | |
102 | 125 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 189 | 82 | 131 | 133 | 46 | 90 | 130 | 141 | 139 | 110 | 111 | 86 | 105 | 186 | 156 | 108 | 74 | 98 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:04AM1.88m | 4:18PM1.97m | 4:38AM1.78m | 4:53PM1.88m | 5:15AM1.67m | 5:33PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.35m | 10:29PM0.35m | 10:34AM0.44m | 11:06PM0.46m | 11:11AM0.54m | 11:49PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | 8:52 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NE 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 102 | 80 | 61 | 40 | 44 | 189 | 82 | 131 | 133 | 27 | 90 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 92 | 111 | 86 | 105 | 21 | 23 | 108 | 74 | 98 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNE 5 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | W 8 | NE 6 | NNW 9 | WSW 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | W 8 | N 9 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 78 | 125 | 21 | 74 | 73 | 30 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 45 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | S 11 | NNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | WSW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 9 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 9 | W 8 | S 15 | W 8 | NNE 9 | N 8 | NE 4 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 77 | 45 | 45 | 13 | 33 | 19 | 22 | 46 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 5 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 130 | 141 | 139 | 110 | 76 | 18 | 17 | 186 | 156 | 10 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 473 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 26 | 26 |
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