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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
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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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Faial today?
The current surf forecast for Faial at 7PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
1277 | 1223 | 1234 | 1978 | 1934 | 1902 | 2306 | 1903 | 1638 | 1375 | 806 | 1164 | 1198 | 1220 | 1151 | 1009 | 915 | 777 | 698 | 672 | 592 | 530 | 478 | 292 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.90m | 7:29AM1.63m | 7:58PM1.79m | 8:58AM1.55m | 9:25PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.47m | 1:10AM0.44m | 1:27PM0.63m | 2:38AM0.54m | 2:58PM0.70m | 4:10AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | |
— | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | 8:44 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
1277 | 1223 | 1234 | 1978 | 1934 | 1902 | 2306 | 1903 | 1638 | 1375 | 806 | 1164 | 1198 | 1220 | 1151 | 1009 | 915 | 777 | 698 | 672 | 592 | 530 | 478 | 292 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 11 | NNW 15 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | WNW 9 |
447 | 487 | 630 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 277 | 12 | 11 | 293 | 43 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 10 |
34 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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