Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 WEST
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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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 9PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
N
1.4
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)141616161615141414131313131212111111121211131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4040516355345717564547293966340828262116190115381198774855504534469503541427821790609
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:41PM
1.75
12:14PM
1.70
12:24AM
1.92
12:54PM
1.88
1:03AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
0.68
6:04AM
0.49
6:12PM
0.52
6:43AM
0.31
6:53PM
0.35
7:20AM
0.14
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------7:41-------7:39-------7:37-
Sunset-8:34-------8:35-------8:36------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151413131212141515151313131214161615141414141517
Feels °C (?)11101010910121313131111111013141514131312121316
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