Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial at 4PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 190 | 151 | 133 | 128 | 116 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 75 | 65 | 91 | 91 | 118 | 82 | 111 | 151 | 184 | 230 | 261 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:40PM2.10m | 4:58AM2.01m | 5:15PM1.92m | 5:32AM1.87m | 5:51PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.16m | 10:45PM0.22m | 11:01AM0.28m | 11:17PM0.38m | 11:38AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 140 | 144 | 147 | 122 | 116 | 116 | 92 | 94 | 37 | 75 | 65 | 42 | 57 | 54 | 82 | 80 | 44 | 80 | 67 | 47 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNW 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 7 | NNW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | S 13 | SSW 12 | NW 11 | SSW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 75 | 190 | 62 | 58 | 128 | 92 | 86 | 36 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | WNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 200 | 14 | 151 | 133 | 49 | 49 | 34 | 64 | 13 | 54 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | 91 | 91 | 118 | 73 | 111 | 151 | 184 | 230 | 261 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
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