Faial 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.79° N 16.85° W

Issued: 12 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Faial sea temperature is

24.9°C

Faial surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Faial today (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Faial at 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Evening (11 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 11					Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	120	170	201	207	223	253	279	299	308	308	284	287	287	287	308	351	344	344	327	301	277
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-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			2:54PM2.40m				3:17AM2.21m				3:31PM2.36m				3:51AM2.18m					4:06PM2.26m
Low Tide	8:41AM0.04m				9:09PM-0.06m				9:17AM0.03m				9:42PM-0.01m				9:52AM0.07m


	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	24	24	23	21	21	22	21	23	25	25	23	21	21	21	21	24	26	26	24	22
Feels °C	21	23	23	23	21	21	23	22	23	25	25	23	22	22	21	22	24	27	27	25	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12
kJ	114	112	106	94	98	100	73	71	69	46	46	45	45	43	29	29	121	111	158	149	241
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 9	NNW 8	WNW 10	N 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	N 10	N 10	S 13	N 10	N 10	NNW 16	NNW 15	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	30	28	33	39	38	37	50	48	47	47	47	3	30	17	50	76	25	33	32	32	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	NNW 8	WNW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 13	S 11	NW 12	NNW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	N 8
kJ	23	22	13	33	14	14	14	14	14	11	12	2	6	14	21	19	18	29	17	28	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	120	170	201	207	223	253	279	299	308	308	284	287	287	287	308	351	344	344	327	301	277
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Best forecast wave conditions in Madeira	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Ponta Pequena	Ponta Pequena	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar	Paul do Mar
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal	Lage do Pescador Algarve	Arrifana Algarve	Paul do Mar Madeira	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Cavalos de Fao Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Praia do Norte Beira	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Faial - Praia do Norte Azores	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Cavalos de Fao Douro & Minho	Afife Douro & Minho	Praia do Norte Beira	Lage do Pescador Algarve	Praia do Norte Beira	Cavalos de Fao Douro & Minho
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Frigates Fiji	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gerickes Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	8	6	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

Ben Mondy

Summer School: The Timeline of The Boardshort

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Faial surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Faial 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Faial today (11 Sep):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

Summer School: The Timeline of The Boardshort

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website