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Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 WETForecast 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Faial today?
The current surf forecast for Faial at 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2537 | 2723 | 2795 | 2723 | 2496 | 2243 | 1887 | 1520 | 1134 | 875 | 734 | 659 | 1204 | 1269 | 2454 | 4822 | 7623 | 25857 | 28158 | 21596 | 20057 | 18315 | 14953 | 12161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:22PM 1.65 | 6:41AM 1.86 | 7:27PM 1.58 | 7:46AM 1.76 | 8:35PM 1.56 | 8:52AM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:11PM 0.40 | 12:14AM 0.57 | 1:14PM 0.51 | 1:21AM 0.67 | 2:19PM 0.57 | 2:33AM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
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