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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faial today?
The current surf forecast for Faial at 1PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4859 | 4834 | 4223 | 3695 | 3110 | 2570 | 2166 | 1643 | 1374 | 1136 | 970 | 884 | 929 | 929 | 827 | 723 | 638 | 237 | 343 | 303 | 303 | 263 | 254 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:42AM 2.23 | 2:08PM 2.19 | 2:21AM 2.31 | 2:46PM 2.28 | 3:02AM 2.34 | 3:25PM 2.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:56AM 0.01 | 8:10PM 0.07 | 8:33AM -0.06 | 8:50PM -0.01 | 9:12AM -0.07 | 9:32PM -0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
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