Faial surfForecast / Madeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 WET
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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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Faial today?

The current surf forecast for Faial at 3AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (25 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (25 Mar)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
2
NE
2
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2.3
NNE
1.9
N
2.1
N
2.3
N
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
Period(s) (?)666677777888888889101011101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2452772613033373573853935165455985736324215597019791076139717181984169616301524
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
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
/ height (m)
6:26AM
1.65
7:01PM
1.70
8:01AM
1.52
8:40PM
1.66
9:44AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
0.48
12:29PM
0.63
1:34AM
0.62
2:07PM
0.74
3:25AM
0.61
3:50PM
0.69
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:05-------7:03-------7:01---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151515151617171715151515151616151313141315161716
Feels °C (?)12131313141514151313131212121211101011911131413
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