Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faial today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faial at 12AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Faial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 324 | 442 | 400 | 398 | 389 | 582 | 631 | 743 | 894 | 1175 | 1471 | 1640 | 1899 | 1764 | 1547 | 1277 | 1256 | 1080 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:17PM2.19m | 4:38AM2.13m | 4:59PM2.05m | 5:21AM2.01m | 5:48PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.10m | 10:45AM0.16m | 11:04PM0.24m | 11:32AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 125 | 324 | 442 | 400 | 398 | 318 | 582 | 631 | 743 | 894 | 1175 | 1471 | 1640 | 1899 | 1764 | 1547 | 1277 | 1256 | 1080 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 106 | 171 | 200 | 193 | 256 | 389 | 188 | 265 | 245 | 209 | 173 | 120 | 90 | 45 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 143 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 35 | 55 | 68 | 73 | 57 | 61 | 88 | 92 | 90 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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