Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 11 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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 7AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (11 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (11 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
N
2.5
N
1.6
NW
1.7
NNW
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.2
N
2.3
N
1.6
NNW
1.9
NNW
2
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
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
Period(s) (?)1091615999913141416151414161616161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14161134117811581051909759790915135714474219432640944040516352295717534145653680319625982116
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
1.48
10:22AM
1.39
10:46PM
1.59
11:28AM
1.53
11:41PM
1.75
12:14PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
0.80
4:20PM
0.82
5:17AM
0.67
5:25PM
0.68
6:04AM
0.49
6:12PM
0.52
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----7:43-------7:41-------7:41---
Sunset-------8:34-------8:34-------8:35
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C151414141617171615141313141515141313121214151614
Feels °C (?)1110101013141413111089911111110109911121412
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