Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 130 | 130 | 116 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 101 | 68 | 96 | 173 | 163 | 136 | 133 | 120 | 136 | 156 | 161 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | 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 | 2:18AM2.08m | 2:35PM2.36m | 3:02AM2.15m | 3:17PM2.43m | 3:43AM2.17m | 3:58PM2.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.12m | 8:54PM-0.04m | 9:01AM0.05m | 9:36PM-0.08m | 9:42AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 168 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 130 | 130 | 116 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 101 | 68 | 96 | 173 | 163 | 136 | 133 | 71 | 67 | 117 | 115 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | N 10 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 59 | 62 | 21 | 20 | 32 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | E 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNW 10 | NW 12 | N 10 | N 9 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 44 | 47 | 67 | 80 | 92 | 104 | 112 | 120 | 136 | 156 | 161 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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